Sistine Chapel

The Sistine Chapel, Cappella Sistina, rises as a Renaissance landmark inside the Apostolic Palace. Built between 1473 and 1481 and funded by Pope Sixtus IV, its early fresco program by Sandro Botticelli, Pietro Perugino, and others set a standard for narrative religious painting. Between 1508 and 1512, Michelangelo transformed the ceiling, a turning point in Western art, later returning to paint The Last Judgment from 1535 to 1541. The chapel has since hosted papal conclaves, the process by which a new pope is chosen, rooting its fame in both sacred function and monumental art. A memorial plaque now marks the site, reflecting the life of the space rather than a standing structure, since only commemorative markers remain today. …

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