Guide of Rome, Italy

This chapel owes its name to Sixtus IV, the Pope who commissioned the building of the chapel at the end of the 14th century. The Chapel was decorated by famous 15th century painters such as Botticelli and il Ghirlandaio. Later, in the 16th century, Michelangelo was called upon to paint all the frescoes on the chapel’s vaulted ceiling: about 1000 square meters. He painted frescoes representing stories from the Bible such as the amazing Universal Judgment, which caused a scandal because of the nudity of about four hundred people in it, and the Creation of Mankind.

Sistine Chapel Vatican Museums,
Viale Vaticano

Opening hours
Monday/Friday: 8:45/15:45
Saturday 8:45/13:45

Closed
Sundays

Entrance
€ 10.00 (reduced € 7.00)
Free the last Sunday of the month