If you have ever dreamed of seeing the Sistine Chapel for yourself but are unable to travel to Vatican City, Edinburgh is ...

Michelangelo was just five years old in 1480 when Pope Sixtus IV commissioned the building of the Sistine Chapel ... of the Vatican carried out by Sixtus. He intended the holy city to become ...

Attractions encompass the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican Museums, making this city-state so immense (and notoriously crowded) that guided Vatican tours are highly recommended.

For me that day was April 8, 1994, when Pope John Paul II celebrated a Mass in the Sistine Chapel, which my team ... true meaning of working inside the Vatican. The ancient Romans believed that ...

While Hollywood productions can often gain access to many exclusive shooting locations around the world, one backdrop remains completely off-limits: the Vatican. The Catholic stronghold in the ...

The Sistine Chapel just got a makeover. Vatican officials unveiled new state-of-the-art energy-efficient lighting and air purification systems to protect Michelangelo’s more than 500-year old ...

During the four years he spent painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling, Michelangelo executed hundreds of preparatory drawings, ...

One of the most famous landmarks in the world, Vatican City ... guide shared interesting facts about Italy in the 1600s – are other focal points, as is the Sistine Chapel. Since talking isn ...

Pope Francis is set to feature in a documentary filmed in the Sistine Chapel about the universal ... library of the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, they said in a statement.

Dozens of drawings Michelangelo made while planning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel will go on view at the Muscarelle ...