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Opening days and times 2023. From Monday to Saturday. 09.00 a.m. – 06.00 p.m. ( final entry 04.00 p.m.) From 14 April to 30 April. On Fridays and Saturdays extended opening hours until 10.30 p.m. ( final entry 08.30 p.m.) From 5 May to 28 October. On Fridays extended opening hours until 10.30 p.m. ( final entry 08.30 p.m.)

Originally known as the Cappella Magna ('Great Chapel'), the chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and 1481. Since that time, the chapel has served as a place of both religious and functionary papal activity.

The Sistine Chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere (pontiff from 1471 to 1484) who had the old Cappella Magna restored between 1477 and 1480 ...

The Sistine Chapel is the most famous chapel inside the Vatican, decorated by the incredible works of art by Michelangelo.

Opening days and times 2023. From Monday to Saturday 09.00 a.m. – 06.00 p.m. (final entry 04.00 p.m.) From 14 April to 30 April On Fridays and Saturdays extended opening hours until 10.30 p.m. (final entry 08.30 p.m.)

Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Julius II della Rovere in 1508 to repaint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel frescoed earlier by Piero Matteo d'Amelia ...

The Sistine Chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere (pontiff from 1471 to 1484) who had the old Cappella Magna restored between 1477 and 1480. The 15 th century decoration of the walls includes: the false drapes, the Stories of Moses ( south and entrance walls) and of Christ ( north and entrance walls) and the portraits of the ...

Sistine Chapel - Virtual Tour - Vatican.va

In 1508, the redoubtable Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to fresco the more than 10,000 square feet of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling. (Sistine, by the ...

Book tours and tickets to experience Sistine Chapel (Cappella Sistina). Reserve a ticket for your trip to Rome today. Free cancellation and payment options ...

The Sistine Chapel (/ˌsɪsˈtiːn ˈtʃæpəl/; Latin: Sacellum Sixtinum; Italian: Cappella Sistina [kapˈpɛlla siˈstiːna]) is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, ...