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Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel - Romehttp://www.travelbook.com.br/destinos/italia/roma/museuvaticano.aspx
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Endereo: Viale Vaticano, 1
The Coliseum
Piazza Navona
Pantheon
Castel St. Angelo
San Peter Cathedral
Piazza del Popolo
Piazza Di Spagna
Created from a small group of sculptures collected by Pope
Julius II in the 16th century, the Vatican Museum iscurrently considered one of the largest and mostcomprehensive museums in the world.
Today, the Vatican Museums houses hundreds of works oart, divided between Sacred galleries, Tapestres of ancientEgyptian, Roman, among others. Among the best knownworks, it is worth highlighting:
Caravaggio paintings, including The Entombment oChrist (1602 - 1603);
Portrait of Saint Jerome, by Leonardo da Vinci; Large collection of master works of Rafael, including
the masterpiece The School of Athens.
Besides the various galleries of the Museum, visitors alsohave the opportunity to visit the Sistine Chapel, famous forits frescoes painted by Michelangelo mainly.
Tickets to Vatican Museum
To travel quiet and avoid queues at the entrance of the
museum, it is recommended to purchase tickets online. Buytickets to the Vatican Museum, and travel quiet! The ticketalready includes entry to the Museum and the SistineChapel.
The Sistine Chapel
From the 15th century until the present day, the Sistine
Chapel is the site of the Papal conclave, ceremony where anew pope is elected. The origin of its name is due to PopeSixtus IV, who began the restoration of the site formerlyknown as Magna Chapel.
Visited by thousands of tourists every year, the Sistine
Chapel has become well known for the frescoes painted byItalian Renaissance masters like Michelangelo Buonarroti.The ceiling, painted entirely by him, illustrating passagesfrom the book Genesis. The most famous passage portrayed
by Michelangelo is undoubtedly the Creation of Man - Thetap between the fingers of God and Adam, through whichthe "divine breath" was broadcast.
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Fontana di Trevi
Piazza del Campidoglio
Roman Forum
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