Sistine Chapel in the Vatican

The Sistine Chapel is one of the most visited places in the Vatican Palace, Rome, Italy. The Sistine Chapel is found on the right side of St. Peter's Cathedral. This is the papal palace chapel, being built as a place of mystery and silence, between 1472-1483, during the pontificate of Pope Sixtus I, and it was painted by the renowned artist Michelangelo Buonarroti, in 1510.
The Sistine Chapel is a parallelepiped shape with a length of 41 meters, a width of 13.41 meters and a height of nearly 21 meters. It is said that these were the dimensions of the temple built by Solomon in the Old Testament period. The person who designed this building was Baccio Pontelli, a renowned architect of the time, and the one who oversaw its building was Giovannino Del Dolci.
The chapel is divided into two parts: at the eastern end is the altar and in the west there is a space for the believers. The chapel's ceiling is vaulted in the western style and the side walls, in their upper part, are illuminated by a series of 12 large windows. The floor of the chapel presents a particularly colourful terrazzo.
The Sistine Chapel is the place where the next pope is chosen. The first service was celebrated here on the 9th of August 1483, when the chapel dedicated this occasion for the bodily Ascension into heaven of the Virgin Mary , a Roman Catholic celebration and dogma.
A major tourist attraction , the world's smallest country , the City of Vatican occupies an area of ​​0.44 square kilometres and serves as a spiritual centre for millions of Roman Catholics worldwide. The Sistine Chapel is a must see for tourists arriving in this part of the world.
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