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Which European city is home to the Sistine Chapel?
Answer
Vatican City
The Sistine Chapel sits within Vatican City, the world's smallest independent state and headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. Built in the late 15th century, it is renowned for Michelangelo's breathtaking ceiling frescoes painted between 1508-1512, depicting scenes from the Book of Genesis. The chapel also contains Michelangelo's monumental 'Last Judgment' fresco on the altar wall, painted later in his extraordinary career.
💡 Did you know?
Michelangelo didn't want to paint the ceiling—Pope Julius II essentially forced him by threatening imprisonment.
Other options people guess
- Florence
- Venice
- Rome
Topics
- renaissance
- vatican
- architecture
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