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Inside Sistine Chapel: 5 Key Facts About the Conclave's Iconic Venue
The Sistine Chapel is located within the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope in the Vatican. Here are 5 interesting facts about the Sistine Chapel, as reported by Graylinerome, Througheternity, Thesistinechapel, and Britannica, namely:
Workers ready Sistine Chapel for conclave
The Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain and the Sistine Chapel usually top the "must see" list of visitors to Rome and the Vatican. But as 133 of the world's cardinals prepared to enter the conclave May 7 to elect the new pope, the Sistine Chapel has been closed to visitors since April 28.
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The preparations are all leading up to the solemn pageantry of the start of the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis ...
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Robert Harris praises the secret process of electing Pope Francis's success, saying political parties could learn from it.
Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.
Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming ...
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