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单词 sistine chapel
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Sistine Chapel


noun

the chapel of the pope in the Vatican at Rome, built for Pope Sixtus IV and decorated with frescoes by Michelangelo and others.

Words nearby Sistine Chapel

sisterly, Sister of Charity, Sister of Loretto, Sister of Mercy, Sistine, Sistine Chapel, Sistine Madonna, sistroid, sistrum, Sisyphean, Sisyphus
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British Dictionary definitions for Sistine Chapel

Sistine Chapel
/ (ˈsɪstaɪn, -tiːn) /

noun

the chapel of the pope in the Vatican at Rome, built for Sixtus IV and decorated with frescoes by Michelangelo and others

Word Origin for Sistine Chapel

Sistine, from Italian Sistino relating to Sisto Sixtus (Pope Sixtus IV)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Sistine Chapel

Sistine Chapel
[ (sis-teen) ]

A chapel adjoining Saint Peter's Basilica, noted for the frescoes of biblical subjects painted by Michelangelo on its walls and ceilings. The Creation is one of the notable subjects of the ceiling paintings, and the Judgment Day is depicted on the rear wall of the chapel.

notes for Sistine Chapel

Michelangelo had to work on his back to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The project took four years to complete.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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