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The Sistine Chapel.
why was the Sistine chapel built?It was commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV in 1477. Find out more about the Sistine Chapel at http://vaticanart.net/sistine-chapel-facts
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Pope Sixtus IV ordered it to be built in the 1480s.
Very important - built for the pope.
Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built.
Sixtus IV had it built.
Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built.
It was built to be a Papal chapel and to be used for Papal elections, which it is still used for today. It is also used for Mass.
uhh, no. helicopters were not even imagianable when the chapel was built
The Sistine Chapel was commissioned by Pope Sixtus. The Sistine Chapel takes its name from its patron.
there are no statues in the Sistine chapel.