1. The Sistine Chapel
By Kate Davey

2. About the Sistine chapel
The Sistine chapel is in the Vatican city in Rome , Italy
It was built between 1473 – 1481 for pope Sixtus IV
It is the pope’s own chapel

3. The inside of the Sistine chapel
The inside of the Sistine chapel is amazing ! The floor is a beautifully coloured marble. The lower parts of the walls are made to look like gold and silver cloth. it is richly decorated and there are fabulous paintings all over the place with beautiful vibrant colours .

4. The outside of the Sistine chapel
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Sistine chapel
St peters
You may think that since the inside of the Sistine chapel is so highly decorative that the outside would be too. Well it actually is not . It is quite plain but that is because it is right next to st . peters basicalla . St . Peters basicalla is also in the Vatican city. It is where a lot of important masses are held . It too has a lot of famous artwork . The pope holds his weekly audience from here.

5. Michelangelo
Michelangelo played a big part when the Sistine chapel was being decorated . In 1505 pope Julius ii asked Michelangelo to paint the ceiling but he did not want to be a painter he was a sculpter . Three years later he decided to paint the ceiling it took three years to paint. For those three years he stood on a high platform with his arms stretched above his head. Because he painted onto wet plaster the smell and the heat was terrible . He wrote a poem on how sick he was. He painted paintings which tell us stories to help people understand about Jesus and the Roman catholic church.

6. Fun facts !
Once a pope dies the college of cardinals meet in the Sistine chapel to elect a new pope
It is used for important masses and ceremonies
In Italian it is known as cappella Sistina
It is dedicated to the virgin Mary

7. Swiss Guards
The Swiss guards guard the Sistine chapel and all the other buildings in the Vatican city . They live in barracks within the Vatican city . On the 6th of may each year new recruits join the Swiss army .
Can anyone apply ?
No – there are very strict conditions for entry
You have to be male
All guards need to be at least 5 foot 8 inches tall
You have to be under 30 years old
And all guards must be a graduate from the Swiss army
You have to be Swiss
And you also have to be a Roman Catholic

8. Question Time !
What building is the Sistine Chapel next to ? St. Peters Basilica How long did it take for Michelangelo to paint the ceiling ? 3 years True or false , you have to be over thirty to be a Swiss Guard ? False

9. Goodbye !