Waiting to find out who's been elected!!!
visitors through the galleries leading to the Sistine chapel It is estimated that the amount of visitors to the Sistine chapel is around 5.000.000 million per year, with peaks of 30.000 daily visitors in high season. The high amount of visitors creates a danger for the safety of the frescoed paintings of the Today Michelangelo's celling of the Sistine Chapel is 500 years old.
The stories of the genesis painted by the Master which deeply influenced the Art history and are still inspiring millions of people were inagurated on October 31st with the celebration of the Vespers of All Saints Day by the pope Julius II. Tonight the pope Benedict XVI will celebrate in the Sistine chapel to celebrate this important anniversary. |
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