Sistine Chapel: A look inside after crowds leave | BBC News
Mar 3 2024. More than six million people visit the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City each year - making it the third most-visited museum in the world. This puts a strain on the health of...
Sistine Chapel - Wikipedia
The Sistine Chapel (/ ˈ s ɪ s t iː n / SIST-een; Latin: Sacellum Sixtinum; Italian: Cappella Sistina [kapˈpɛlla siˈstiːna]) is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. Originally known as the Cappella Magna ('Great Chapel'), it takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and ...
Sistine Chapel: Cleaning the frescos after closing time - BBC
More than six million people visit the Sistine Chapel each year - making it the third most-visited museum in the world. This puts a strain on the health of the famous frescos.
7 Things You May Not Know About the Sistine Chapel
Nov 1, 2012 · The Sistine Chapel ceiling, a series of frescoes painted by Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo, stands as one of the greatest works of art in world history. Painted between 1508...
Sistine Chapel: Cleaning the frescos after closing time - BBC News
More than six million people visit the Sistine Chapel each year - making it the third most-visited museum in the world. This puts a strain on the health of the famous frescos. So the Vatican ...
Watch: Inside the famous Sistine Chapel after crowds leave
Feb 28, 2024 · More than six million people visit the Sistine Chapel each year - making it the third most-visited museum in the world. This puts a strain on the health of the famous frescos.
Five-Year Photo Project Captures the Sistine Chapel in High …
Mar 3, 2017 · Now, a recently completed project to photograph every bit of the chapel is giving art lovers the chance to get their closest views yet of his masterpiece, reports Philip Pullella at Reuters.
The Measure of Genius: Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel at 500
Apr 9, 2009 · The Sistine Chapel holds a central place in Christendom as the private chapel of the pope and the site of the papal enclave, where the College of Cardinals gathers to elect new popes.
Immersive Experience Brings Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel …
Jun 21, 2021 · As Dana Nichols reports for the San Antonio Current, a new display in the Texas city allows visitors to explore 34 almost life-size reproductions of the Renaissance artist’s Sistine Chapel...
Sistine Chapel | PBS NewsHour
Mar 30, 2024 · The Sistine Chapel just got a makeover. Vatican officials unveiled new state-of-the-art energy-efficient lighting and air purification systems to protect Michelangelo’s more than 500-year old...