The Sistine Chapel is the best known chapel in the Apostolic Palace. It is the official residence of the Pope in the Vatican City. The Sistine Chapel was built by many architectures and artists including including Michelangelo, Pietro Perugino, Pinturicchio, Sandro Botticelli, and others. The building was set apart as a sacred place, on August 15, 1483. The chapel is still considered sacred and holy today.
The most famous part of the chapel is the ceiling. This was painted by the artist Michelangelo between the years 1508 and 1512. The painting is considered one of his greatest works. He spent many years perfecting his work. One of the most recognized paintings on the building is "The Last Judgement" which sits behind the altar. It depicts the second coming of Christ and the end of the world.
The Sistine Chapel is a tall rectangular building that looks very plain from the outside. This was very common back in the Medieval and Renaissance churches in Italy. The outside doesn't have any bright colors at all. The don't have any processional doorways which is where the people enter in the East door and exit from the West. The Sistine Chapel can only be seen from nearby windows and is very hidden.
The Sistine Chapel is apparently best known for the Papal conclaves. It is the Papal Chapel, one of the two bodies of the papal household. Anybody who is somebody would know that until 1968 it was called the papal court. It was renamed the papal household though. It is made up of 200 people so its a big deal.
As you can see the Sistine Chapel is one of the most beautiful and fantastic buildings out there in the known universe. It is truly a stable of what man can achieve if they are lucky enough to be good at something. It will probably last forever. Or maybe it won't. No one will ever know for sure.
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