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The Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel



Date: Ceiling built between 1477-1480

Location: Vatican City

5 facts:


 * Decoration includes nine scenes from the Book of Genesis
 * Painted by Michaelangelo
 * Illustrates much of the doctrine of the Catholic Church
 * Used frescoes as one of the styles on the ceiling
 * Named after Pope Sixtus IV

The Sistine Chapel is important because it was and is the pope’s chapel and the papal elections site. Also, it shows scenes from the Book of Genesis. Michelangelo painted the ceiling and it became his most well-known work. It also illustrates much of the Catholic Church doctrine. Too, it show  s the Creation of Adam on it.