Michelangelo was just five years old in 1480 when Pope Sixtus IV commissioned the building of the Sistine Chapel. The chapel was part of a glorification of the Vatican carried out by Sixtus.

The museum has a very strict ban on taking images inside of the Sistine Chapel. The use of flash photography ... according to the museum’s website. Social media users were quick to point out ...

11 to January 2025. “With special expertise and care, the ceiling paintings from the Sistine Chapel have been reproduced in a ...

Attractions encompass the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica and the ... Double-check the website ahead of your visit for the most up-to-date information, including any temporary attraction ...

Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord by baptizing 21 babies in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel and praying the Angelus with pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square.