Sistine Chapel

American  

noun

1. the chapel of the pope in the Vatican at Rome, built for Pope Sixtus IV and decorated with frescoes by Michelangelo and others.

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Sistine Chapel British  

/ ˈsɪstaɪn, -tiːn /

noun

1. the chapel of the pope in the Vatican at Rome, built for Sixtus IV and decorated with frescoes by Michelangelo and others

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Sistine Chapel Cultural  

1. A chapel adjoining Saint Peter's Basilica, noted for the frescoes of biblical subjects painted by Michelangelo on its walls and ceilings. The Creation is one of the notable subjects of the ceiling paintings, and the Judgment Day is depicted on the rear wall of the chapel.

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Michelangelo had to work on his back to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The project took four years to complete.

Etymology

Origin of Sistine Chapel

Sistine, from Italian Sistino relating to Sisto Sixtus (Pope Sixtus IV)

Example Sentences

In October he visited the Vatican for a historic religious service with Pope Leo in the Sistine Chapel.

From BBC

The trip comes weeks after Leo and King Charles III, the titular head of the Church of England, prayed together in the Sistine Chapel—a historic first for the heads of the two churches.

From The Wall Street Journal

In his early life he was considered to be equal to Leonardo da Vinci, and was commissioned to paint the walls of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Palace in Rome.

From BBC

The gold-painted dome ceiling has a florid original mural of angels that Trinity Broadcasting founder Paul Crouch called “Orange County’s own Sistine Chapel.”

From Los Angeles Times

King Charles and Pope Leo made history in the Sistine Chapel by praying side by side - a first for the leaders of the Church of England and Catholic Church.

From BBC