Since talking isn’t allowed in the Sistine Chapel, the guide explained Michelangelo’s frescoes at the beginning of the tour. Our guide had a great sense of humor and a deep knowledge of the ...

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.

According to the Mirror, Charles is also set to visit various Vatican landmarks such as the Sistine Chapel. The small 15th century church is known the world over for its frescoe-covered ceilings ...