The Apostolic Palace, also called the Papal Palace or the Vatican Palace, is the official residence of the Pope in the Vatican.

The complex of buildings of the Apostolic Palace includes the Papal Apartments, government offices of the Roman Catholic Church, several chapels, the Vatican Museums and the Vatican Library. The audience halls are located on the 3rd floor of the palace, among them the Clementine Hall, the Consistory Hall, the Large and Small throne rooms, the papal library (the Pope's office and a room for private audiences). On the fourth floor are the premises of the papal secretariat. The palace has more than 1,000 rooms that are world famous for containing the greatest works of art: the Sistine Chapel and its famous ceiling frescoes by Michelangelo (restored in 1980-1990) and Raphael's Stanzas.