The first Loggia of Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio) at the Apostolic Palace; Vatican (2017) (Palais Apostolique - Loges de Raphael)Actually the paintings of the first loggia have been made during the 19th century; covering the old ones executed by Raphael's workshop.The walls are decorated with trompe-l'oeil; grotesques fanciful arabesques enlivened with a wide variety of plants; flowers and animal figures modeled after ancient Roman wall paintings. -The grandiose and solemn Apostolic Palace is a secretive place; forbidden to the public and jealously guarded by the Swiss Guard. It hosts the Holy See administration; the Church's spiritual authorities and before all; the apartments of the Pontiff Sovereign.