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__ The Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel __

Dates: started painting in 1508 and finished in 1512 Location: the Vatican City 5 facts about the Celing of the Sistine Chapel: 1. It took five years to complete 2. It is painted as one painting but there are 300 or more pictures in the painting 3. The painting is the largest indoor painting 4. All paintings are meant to have been scenes from the Bible 5.The ceiling was 12,000 square feet and was all painted from 1508 to 1512



The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is important because it shows scenes from the Bible and the Book of Genesis. Also, because this building is still standing, today. The ceiling's ceiling and wall paintings are 504 years old. All of the paintings on the walls and the ceiling were painted by Michelangleo. It is said that from all the paint dropping into his eyes while painting, he went blind. That is my summary paragraph.