Sistine Chapel
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| [[Image:God.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Detail of [[Sistine Chapel]] fresco ''Creation of the Sun and Moon'' by [[Michelangelo]] (completed [[1512]]).]] | [[Image:God.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Detail of [[Sistine Chapel]] fresco ''Creation of the Sun and Moon'' by [[Michelangelo]] (completed [[1512]]).]] | ||
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| - | The '''Sistine Chapel''' ({{lang-it|Cappella Sistina}}) is a [[chapel]] in the [[Apostolic Palace]], the official residence of the [[Pope]], in the [[Vatican City]]. Its fame rests on its architecture, which evokes [[Solomon's Temple]] of the [[Old Testament]], its decoration, frescoed throughout by the greatest [[Renaissance]] artists, including [[Michelangelo]] whose [[Sistine Chapel ceiling|ceiling]] is legendary, and its purpose, as a site of papal religious and functionary activity, notably the [[Papal conclave|conclave]], at which a new Pope is selected. | + | The '''Sistine Chapel''' is a [[chapel]] in the [[Apostolic Palace]], the official residence of the [[Pope]], in the [[Vatican City]]. Its fame rests on its architecture, which evokes [[Solomon's Temple]] of the [[Old Testament]], its decoration, frescoed throughout by the greatest [[Renaissance]] artists, including [[Michelangelo]] whose [[Sistine Chapel ceiling|ceiling]] is legendary, and its purpose, as a site of papal religious and functionary activity, notably the [[Papal conclave|conclave]], at which a new Pope is selected. |
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The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope, in the Vatican City. Its fame rests on its architecture, which evokes Solomon's Temple of the Old Testament, its decoration, frescoed throughout by the greatest Renaissance artists, including Michelangelo whose ceiling is legendary, and its purpose, as a site of papal religious and functionary activity, notably the conclave, at which a new Pope is selected.
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