Historical Museum - Carriage Pavilion
This museum was founded by Paul VI in 1973 and is located in a large room under the Square Garden. It contains saddles, carriages, automobiles and sedan chairs used by various popes. Curiosities include some 19th century carriages, a model of Vatican City’s first train engine (1929) and a Berlin built for Leo XII, used by popes for gala occasions until Pius XI’s time.
The Carriage Pavilion is a section of the Historical Museum and since 1991 it has been in the Papal Apartment of the Lateran Apostolic Palace.