Cappella Sistina Is A Chapel In The Apostolic Palace, The Pope's Official Residence In Vatican City. Editorial Photo

Cappella Sistina is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. it has served as a place of both religious and functionary papal activity. Today, it is the site of the papal conclave, the process by which a new pope is selected. The chapel's fame lies mainly in the frescoes that decorate its interior, most particularly the Sistine Chapel ceiling and The Last Judgment, both by Michelangelo. Michelangelo painted the chapel's ceiling, a project that changed the course of Western art and is regarded as one of the major artistic accomplishments of human civilization