View of the interior of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City
Photo by: beyond forgetting, Creative Commons
Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City is one of the most famous chapels in the world. It is said to be the official residence of the pope who lives in the Vatican City. It has pulled so much attraction because of its great and intricate architecture and decoration that has been carved by some of the greatest artist. It has one of the best and the great painted ceiling that covers a total area of twelve thousands square feet. The paintings depict the life of Christ and Moses, which took almost 2 to 3 years.
Because of these paintings, Sistine Chapel is considered a religious place. Whenever a new pope is appointed, this place serves as the venue for the auspicious ceremony. The chapel in the Vatican City is famous for its location of conclaves. This is actually a physical chapel, during the fourth pope, this comprised of more than 200 plus officials right from the high end official to the clerks of the Vatican City. In total, there were almost 50 occasions in one year when all from the Sistine Chapel should meet. Some of them were masses, however the others were basilicas. The most common usages of the Sistine Chapel are the masses on Christmas eve and during Easter. Later, after some time, the chapel was rebuilt so that it could accommodate larger numbers of public. The very first mass in the Sistine Chapel was held during the 15th century. This ceremony was a beautiful devotion to the virgin Mary.
When the chapel is involved in hosting different grand occasions, visiting is off limit. The chapel serves as a venue for the election of the pope. Whenever there is an election, an extra chimney is added to the piece and based on the selection criteria, either a white or a black smoke is raised.
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this chapel is a beautiful and very religious place. if you dont appreciate the catholic religion dont visit the site
this is a beautiful chapel and a great place to visit if you believe in the catholic faith
What an amazing piece of architure and art. Three years to complete, it’s unbelievable. Strange comments from a lot of people on here. Were they searching for “Famouswonders” and hoping to find Ben Affleck? This is real art to be treasured, whatever religion you are.
I haven’t been yet, but it is gorgeous, I am Catholic and I think whether one is Catholic or not one should visit this place. I am not saying this to try to convinced anyone to convert but because this is a part of history. It is amazing to see the work of people from the 15th century. I mean imagine, it has been up since the architecture is phenomenal; the people in that era were geniuses, they didn’t have the technology we have to today and look what they have accomplished. It is because of them we are where we are.
This is such a beautiful place and the art is amazing, i’m an artist and i find the overall beauty of art like this to be just overwelming and for those of you who don’t think like this fine not everyone has the same respects but please you don’t have to wright about it in the coments i don’t want to hear it or even read it
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