Cappella Sistina
About
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Cappella Sistina is the best place to spend your leisure time tasting delicious food and enjoying the nice atmosphere. After visiting our restaurant you will definitely have a wish to come back!
Location
Adress: Viale Vaticano, Rome, 00165
Phone: +39 06 69884676
Reviews
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Sanjay G.
You'll find one of Vatican City's most notorious attractions housed within these walls - the Sistine Chapel (and Michelangelo's famous frescos). A tour of the Vatican Museums grants access to various sections of the palaces, the Sistine Chapel included.
Vatican Museum tickets cover this too and you will have to walk the museum to reach here. Again, I will repeat, buy your tickets online. it will save you time. It was built in 1477 and various artists contributed to decorating it, but it is the ceiling and front wall that get all the attention and rightfully so. Starting in 1508 Michelangelo painted around 5000 square feet by himself in four years. It really goes to show you what one man can accomplish when he puts his mind to it. this Chapel is famous for Michelangelo's Last Judgment, however, he was not the only painter who created the masterpieces in this Chapel. Other famous artists such as Sandro Botticelli, Domenico Ghirlandaio, and Pietro Perugino also worked on these magnificent works of art.
While most people are checking out the ceiling, don't forget the front wall where Michelangelo painted the Last Judgement. It is amazing how much of a story he was able to tell in this work of art.
Imp one: Chapel has been used for the conclave, the meeting in which cardinal electors select a new pope. yes, you have seen this in Robert Langdon Movie Angel & Demons.
Some beautiful facts:
# there are beautiful paintings that altogether cover 1,100 square meters of the surface.
# Originally the Sistine Chapel was the private chapel for the different popes. The paintings, which are based on the Bible, represent important messages for the Catholic Church.
# The Sistine Chapel features the first representation of God with a muscular body and a white beard.
# The Last Judgment is painted in a way intended to convey awe and respect for the power of God.
When you are done with Sistine Chapel (there is a lot to take in so take your time and enjoy it) you have two choices on which exit to take. If you take the one on the left you will be taken through more of the museum and to the exit. The one on the right is the secret. This one is marked for tours only, but use it because it takes you to St Peter's Basilica and will save you from having to wait in another line. I recommend taking the one to the left and seeing the rest of the museum because it is worth it.
Guys, photo ios prohibited in Chapel.
Aah, I am full of thrill even when I am writing this review. it was so amazing -
Casey F.
This was a beautiful Church. Smaller than I envisioned. And they absolutely would not allow you to take pictures and would reprimand you if they caught you. They also wanted everyone to be reverent and be silent, but people would still talk anyways. Not many places to sit. Our tour was given a half hour to be in there (but all there is to see is the ceiling) and there is bench seating inside that everyone is sitting on, so the second someone gets up you have to rush to get the spot. Beautiful painting, and crazy to see how big the ceiling is.
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Mark M.
It's a crowded place in here and no pictures and videos allowed, as well as talking--though whispering was fine.
Seeing the paintings of God and Adam and Eve was very interesting, and a bit moving. It's such a huge ceiling of paintings within a very big room. We stood there for about 20 minutes admiring the works of Michelangelo. -
Em M.
Amazing artwork!:) Michelangelo was a beast! Our tour guide was fantastic:) Forget her name, but she has been a local since she was a small child :) Definitely knows a lot about the area:)
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Randy B.
I really, really, really like -- but I'm not feeling love for the Sistine Chapel. Again, I am awe-inspired by Michelangelo, the genius, the marvel. But there are wonderful works by Botticelli, Rosselli, and Perugino, just to name a few.
1) Can a dude get some air? Air conditioning would be nice, real nice. Lots of walking, and if you go in July-Oct, you'll be wishing for at least a cool breeze.
2) So many people. I don't know how you stop this madness, tickets, numbers, allowance of a certain reasonable number, but HOLY MOLY.
3) Stern guards (borderline rude), especially in the rooms that hold Sistine Chapel ceiling and The Last Judgment by Michelangelo.
Still, it's a must-see when/around Rome.