The Sistine Chapel is located in Vatican City and was built in 1477 by Pope Sixtus IV. It is famous for its ceiling, which was painted by Michelangelo and took over two years to complete. The paintings depict scenes from the life of Jesus Christ and include Michelangelo's famous work, The Last Judgement. The chapel is only used for Mass on Christmas Eve and Easter, and is otherwise open for visitors to see the paintings, including during the election of a new Pope through the papal conclave process. Over the years, restoration was needed to clean the paintings due to dirt and sweat from the thousands of daily visitors.

1. Sistine Chapel

2. • Located in The
Vatican City. Rome,
Italy
• Built in 1477 by Pope
Sixtus IV
• Official Residence of
the Pope

3. • Ceiling is 12,000 ftsq
• Took 2-3 years to complete
• Depicts life of Jesus Christ

4. • Michelangelo
• Famous sculptor and
painter
• His most famous works are
paintings
• Painted the Chapel against
his will

5. The Last Judgement
•One of the last pieces
done by Michelangelo in
the Chapel
•One of the most famous,
if not the most famous
painting in the Chapel
• Represents the book or
Revelations in the Bible

6. • Conclave: Election of the
new Pope
• Oldest ongoing method to
choose a leader of an
institution
• Camerlengo pronounces
the Pope dead
• College of Cardinals all
vote
• Ballots are burnt after
each count
• Must have 2/3 vote for
Papal election

7. • Once the votes are
counted the Cardinals
send smoke up the
chimney
• Black means there was
not a 2/3 majority and
there must be a recount
• White means there is a
New Pope

8. • The chapel still
holds a Catholic
Mass on Christmas
Eve and Easter
Sunday
• Other than these
dates the chapel is
only used as a spot
to visit or papal
elections

9. • Over the years the
paintings had
become tarnished
because of all the
sweat, dirt, and
other things tracked
in by the guests
• The Chapel attracts
15 to 20 thousand a
day equally about 4
million a year

10. • Restoration
• Was some controversy
because the post
restoration pictures
contained colors that
were brighter than
intended

11. Sources
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_conclave
• http://www.wga.hu/frames-
e.html?/bio/m/michelan/biograph.html
• http://www.sacred-
destinations.com/italy/rome-sistine-chapel