Sistine Chapel is actually quite small, it is after all a chapel. It measures 40.9 meters (134 ft) long by 13.4 meters (44 ft) wide and constitutes a negligible percentage of the Vatican's total area.
The Sistine Chapel is inside of the Vatican Museum, you have to pay admission for the museum to go to the Sistine Chapel. Look up the Vatican Museum online and you'll find your answer.
The most obvious is Saint Peter's Basilica followed by the Sistine Chapel and some museums. Much of the Vatican is not open to the public.
no the sistine chapel isn't for weddings
Prices for entrance to the Vatican Museum, which include the Sistine Chapel, are €16 Full price, €8 reduced and €4 scholastic. The museum is open Monday to Saturday.
How much it cost to build in the 1580s nobody knows.
Michaelangelo's Sistine Chapel is a greater achievement, but the Mona Lisa by Da Vinci is much more widely known and often considered the most famous artwork in history, whereas Michaelangelo's David is more successful than the Sistine Chapel. But this really something that can only be decided by your own opinion. For me, it's the Sistine Chapel.
The Sistine Chapel ceiling and one wall were painted by Michelangelo. His frescoes have become popular modern prints, the unbelievably beautiful touching of hands or giving life. It is the only chapel that took so many years to complete, and restored about 6 years ago or so, and interestingly enough, when the grime was removed, one of the angels who was sent into hell had serpents wrapped around his torso and finally holding on for dear life to his private part. I found this interesting that the artist would give that sort of punishment, especially when the Pope had problems with the nudity in the beginning of the chapel painting. The Sistine Chapel is also different from other churches because it is where the Cardinals have always met to select a new Pope. The Chapel is also located in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican, Rome, Italy.
The Sistine Chapel is ... priceless. No amount of money in the world could replace the existing artwork on the ceiling if the building were destroyed. While certainly considered priceless by the Catholic Congregation..... there IS a monetary value associated with it, because it cost money to build, to furnish, and to maintain. I am positive that at some level within the Catholic Church, someone can assign a monetary value to the Sistine Chapel, as well as all other buildings, statues, etc. inside the Vatican walls.
Michelangelo's influence during the Renaissance was broad and sweeping. He established himself as a master as a painter, sculptor, and architect. His painting of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican was a remarkable work. He painted much of it on his back on a scaffold. He sculpted the Pieta', David, and others beautiful works. He also designed the dome of St. Peter's Cathedral.
Michelangelo Buonarrotti (1475-1564) was a sculptor and painter, and designed architectural facades. Michelangelo is best known for his creation of the paintings that adorn the ceiling and altar walls of the Sistine Chapel - the ceiling being a scene from Genesis and the Altar walls mural representing The Last Judgment. He also sculpted several famous statues including "David" and "The Pietà" (the latter currently located in Vatican City).
The Sistine Chapel is part of the set of buildings known as the Apostolic Palace, the residence of the Pope. Construction started in 1473 and completed in 1481. There has been much restoration work done on it over the years. The walls and decorations have been frescoed throughout by the greatest Renaissance artists, the most famous is the ceiling by Michelangelo. Michelangelo painted 12,000 square feet (1,100 m2) of the chapel ceiling between 1508 and 1512. In a recent renovation, a controversial decision was made to remove all previous restorations, and simply enhance the original painting. It was completed in 1994.
There is no admission to the Vatican but there are admission fees charged for some museums in the Vatican.