Within the unassuming exterior of English Martyrs Catholic Church in Goring-by-Sea is a scale replica of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling. The replica roof was created in proportion to the 16th ...

A Goring-by-Sea church's ceiling bears a scale replica of the famous Sistine Chapel ceiling. ... The replica roof was created in proportion to the 16th Century original, ...

"I'm not going for the 16th chapel look," he said defiantly, eliciting laughter from the audience. Letterman couldn't miss an opportunity to poke fun at the Biebs' gaffe.

The 16th-century Florentine artist Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Julius II to paint the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling and the upper section of its walls. A Service of EWTN News, Inc.

By JIM CAMPANINI Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, emerged as the hero of the recent College of Cardinals in Rome to elect a successor to Pope John Paul II, yet it could be argued t… ...

Art lovers can now take in the Sistine Chapel’s sprawling painted ceiling with ease, thanks to a new installation of 7,000 LED lights. Viewers have been admiring Michelangelo’s 16th century ...

Michelangelo likely used a famous mathematical ratio to paint "The Creation of Adam" and other frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, a recently published study claims.

Completing the ceiling in 1512, ... Sixtus IV and Julius II, popes who commissioned its artworks in the late 15th and early 16th ... Bordering the chapel’s ceiling are 12 figures who prophesied ...

DINERS at a restaurant in Southend could be forgiven for thinking they have been transported to the Sistine Chapel in Rome. Bacchus in Alexandra Road, formerly San Fairie Ann, has a 650 square ...

Within the unassuming exterior of English Martyrs Catholic Church in Goring-by-Sea is a scale replica of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling. The replica roof was created in proportion to the 16th ...

The replica of the 16th-century painting is in the main dining area, the aptly-named Renaissance Room. The original is found on the wall of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, Rome.