Cathedral one of the four major basilicas in Rome, was the centerpiece of the Catholic Church once

This one is Cathedral Pope seat before moving to the Vatican, was the centerpiece of the Catholic Church for a long time. It is outside the realm of the Vatican, but the special rights of the Vatican has been recognized by the Lateran Treaty. Also here is one of the (Cathedral of Roman) four major basilicas of Rome. Era of the Roman Empire, the clan that Rateranusu family was holding a luxurious mansion in this place originally. Christians took over the building then, the Pope will to live. I came to be known as (Pope palace) Lateran palace for it. Renovation and repair a large-scale was carried out over several levels Lateran Cathedral, but it is a valuable building that kept the traces of buildings of ancient everywhere, and it is registered as a World Heritage Site in 1980.