Tags: Religious Building.
The Sistine Chapel (Latin: Sacellum Sixtinum; Italian: Cappella Sistina) is a large and renowned chapel of the Apostolic Palace the official residence of the Pope in the Vatican City. Originally known as the Cappella Magna the chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV who restored it between 1477 and 1480. Since that time the chapel has served as a place of both religious and functionary papal activity.
