Sistine Chapel
chapel in the Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
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The Sistine Chapel is a church. Its religion is Catholicism .
Key Facts
- Creator: Michelangelo[3], Giovannino de' Dolci[4], Baccio Pontelli[5]
- Religion or worldview: Catholicism[6]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Vatican City[7]
- Country: Vatican City[8]
- Instance of: tourist attraction[9], cultural property[10], Catholic church building[11]
- Architect: Baccio Pontelli[12]
- Commissioned by: Sixtus IV[13]
- Founder: Sixtus IV[14]
- Named after: Sixtus IV[15]
- Architectural style: Renaissance architecture[16]
- Part of: Apostolic Palace[17]
- Has use: chapel[18], conclave[19]
- Commons category: Sistine Chapel[20]
- Has part(s): Sistine Chapel ceiling[21]
- Inception: 1473[22]
- Diocese: Diocese of Rome[23]
- Significant event: conclave[24]
- Dedicated to: Assumption of Mary[25]
- Official website: https://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/it.html[26], https://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en.html[27], https://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/es.html[28], https://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/de.html[29], https://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/fr.html[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sistine Chapel[31]
- Commons gallery: Sistine Chapel[32]
- Phone number: +39-06-6988-4676[33]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[35]
- Commons Institution page: Sistine Chapel[36]
- Native label: La Cappella Sistina[37]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Sistine Chapel's length is recorded as 40.9 m[38].
Why It Matters
Sistine Chapel has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]