Each adjective is inappropriate to describe one of the most famous and important architectural art of all time: the Sistine Chapel. Is situated within the walls of the Vatican and is the seat of the Conclave, the moment you decide the name of the new Pope
The party wall was built in 1471 on the will of Pope Sixtus IV. The hand performer is due to John de 'Dolci. Inside, spread over a rectangular system, with the top cover in the shape of a barrel vault. All internal surfaces are decorated since the last decades of the fifteenth century.
Authors begin the work of the caliber of Botticelli, Pinturicchio and Perugino, who had charge of composing the frescoes in the side walls. The highlight however is due to the magic hand of Michelangelo between 1508 and 1541, albeit with a long-term interruption, he painted the ceiling and the wall. The first several episodes recounted in Genesis, after which he painted the Last Judgment.
Some anecdotes about the period following the composition of paintings. Due to genital even representations of biblical figures, was commissioned an artist to cover them with drawings of trousers. For this reason, Daniele da Volterra made history as the "Braghettone."
The Sistine Chapel is a regular destination of the faithful who travel the route in the Vatican Museums.
