Sistine Chapel & the Vatican

Sistine Chapel & the Vatican

Entrance from St Peter's Palazzo	Entrance hall	And another hall
Palazzo of the Pine Cone	A closer look	Another hallway
A hallway ceiling!	And another Each of these hallways is devoted to one theme. Maps, statues, etc.	And another
A view out of the window of a hallway	A wall painting	And another
Still more	Another ceiling	A little blurry
Another painting	Another ceiling	And again
And another	A different ceiling	At LAST - the Michelangelo ceiling! Took 4 years to paint
	You are not allowed to take pictures in this room but I managed to "bootleg" a few
The end wall - took 7 years to paint - The Last Judgment!	A closer look at the ceiling Center is "The Creation!!!	And again
again	On the way out	Another hallway
Another	A look out of another window	Another hallway
Another ceiling!	And another	Again!
Another look out of a window	The rear of the Vatican	Crowd assembling for a view of Pope Benedict
The second window from the right on the top row is the Pope's library	Getting ready for the appearance	The crowd thickens
There is the Pope	A little closer