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Sistine Chapel

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Sistine Chapel [ˈsɪstaɪn -tiːn]
n
(Placenames / Named Buildings) the chapel of the pope in the Vatican at Rome, built for Sixtus IV and decorated with frescoes by Michelangelo and others
[Sistine, from Italian Sistino relating to Sisto Sixtus (Pope Sixtus IV)]
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Noun1.Sistine Chapel - the private chapel of the popes in Rome; it was built by and named after Sixtus IV in 1473
capital of Italy, Eternal City, Italian capital, Rome, Roma - capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire


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Out of the high heaven is she summoned, from mystic communion with her own perfection, from majestic labours in the Sistine Chapel of the Stars,--yea, she must put aside her gold-leaf and purples and leave unfinished the very panels of the throne of God,--that Circe shall have her palace, and her worshippers their gilded sty.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
, I had just the same feeling as when I went to the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
She saw him once again at Rome, on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, carrying a burden of acorns.
A Room With A View by Forster, E. M. View in context
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