the Temple of Vesta, the most sacred site of Ancient Rome. After Bramante’s death and many changes of plan, Michelangelo, as chief architect, reverted to something closer to Bramante’s original proposal. Steadily, the jumbled Vatican skyline was beggining to take shape. The Sistine Chapel, just to the north of St. Peter’s, was commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV and built according to the dimensions of Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem. It was finally completed in 1481. It was designed to be ,and still…
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