The Sistine Chapel (Cappella Sistina) was built in 1473-1481 by Giovannino de' Dolci as a private chapel for pope Sixtus IV.
It has a rectangular shape, 40.50 meters long, 13.20 meters wide and 20.70 meters high (133 x 43 x 68 ft). A marble screen, created by a trio of artists, divides the room into two unequal parts. The floor is in opus sectile, in the style of the Cosmati, with beautiful geometric patterns.
The walls of the room are decorated with frescoes created in the fifteenth century by some of the best artists from Tuscany and Umbria. But as marvelous as they may be, they are overshadowed by the work of Michelangelo Buonarroti, who created the famous ceiling painting in 1508-1512 and, in 1534-1541, a wall painting of the Last Judgment.
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