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Vatican Museum launches exhibit on history of the Popemobile
August 11, 2013. (Romereports.com) Inside the Vatican Museum's, there's yet another smaller museum that deals with the history of popemobiles. The so called 'Carriage Pavilion' was created by Pope Paul VI back in 1973. The exhibit covers this unique form of transportation, which have been used by Popes in the past two centuries. The oldest of the chariots is the Grand Gala Berlin used by Leo XII. In 1931, the Papal chariots gave way to motored cars, which is all marked in the Vehicle Registry. SANDRO BARBAGALLO Carriage Pavilion “We have carriages from 1826. Also, the Grand Gala chariot ordered by Pope Leo XII that was made by great Roman carriage makers. The exhibit moves on to the end of the 1800's and to the start of 1900's. The Landau carriage would be the last one used by Popes, because soon after. the first motored vehicles were used.” One of the crown jewels in the collection is the Fiat 1107, where John Paul II was shot on May 13, 1981. Of cou...