Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel (Italian: Cappella Sistina) is a chapel in the Palace of the Vatican, the official residence of the Roman Catholic Pope in the Vatican City. It was built between 1475 and 1483, in the time of Pope Sixtus IV, and is one of the most famous churches of the Western World. The name Sistine is derived from the Italian sistino meaning of or pertaining to Sixtus IV.
Web links / virtual tours
- Vatican Museums Online: Sistine Chapel
- Master Plan & Pictures: Cappella Sistina
- Web Gallery of Art: Visit to the Sistine Chapel in Vatican
- BBC News: Sistine Chapel Restored (1999)
- The Restoration of the Sistine Chapel: Right or Wrong?
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