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Date: built between 1475-1483 Location: Vatican City
 * The Sistine Chapel **


 * __ 5 Facts __**
 * Exact dimensions as Temple of Solomon (40,93m long by 13,41m wide by 20,70m high)
 * Originally called Cappella Magna, but changed after Pope Sixtus IV restored it
 * Michelanglo, Sandro Botticelli, Pietro Perugino, Pinturicchio, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Comsimo Roselli painted the chapel
 * Famous for the ceiling and The Last Judgment painted by Michelangelo
 * Serves as pope’s private chapel

The Sistine Chapel is located in the Vatican City. It’s most famous for the painted ceiling and The Last Judgment painted by Michelangelo. The paintings that cover the walls are like most churches during the time period. If you wish to visit the chapel you can, but you would have to purchase it in a package deal that takes you to other places in Europe as well.