Sistine Chapel - Very clever

[dnomyar]

This is amazing, a virtual tour of The Sistine Chapel .................

[Cas_P]

Thanks, it's beautiful. I'd love to see it in the flesh.

[Mazda Baiter]

anonymous said:

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Oh, and turn your camera flash off. It makes it obvious otherwise.

[hondafanatic]

anonymous said:

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Very succinctly put Tonker.

I started to find it more interesting watching the security watching out for people trying to slyly take photos only for their flash to expose them and their heinous crime .

[AndyFoo]

Cheers for the link!

Can someone smarter than me tell me how they do these 360 all around shots?

[Hub]

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I'm sure I have a (quite dark) photo with a 'no photo' hand raised in the middle of it!

Seeing that link is a better experience than seeing it in the flesh, for the above reasons and the fact that the room is just filled with bodies.

[soad]

Looks very grand.

[chim]

I actually preferred the walk down the three mile long corridor (at least it seemed that long). Amazing artwork everywhere. Was a bit disappointed with the chapel once I got there, still bloody good mind, just not what I expected.

[Cas_P]

Very jealous of you guys that have been. I might have to make this my trip of next year. And buy a spy cam

[Hedders]

Very cool, but what is going on with this 'person'? Nice moobs!

[y282]

tbh the sistine chapel is excellent and very atmospheric but

1. the bit that's dead famous is actually one small panel on the ceiling

b. the wall at one end with the last judgement is much better than the ceiling. must have scared the st out of people when it was first unveiled.

[MagicalTrevor]

Hedders said:

Very cool, but what is going on with this 'person'? Nice moobs!

They didn't know how to paint women so they painted men and then stuck some tits on then.

Just got back from Rome on Friday and had a great tour of the Vatican museum

[stemll]

Went years ago and TBH, I was really disappointed with the Sistine Chapel. No real reason, just a case of "is that it?".

[Corpulent Tosser]

stemll said:

Went years ago and TBH, I was really disappointed with the Sistine Chapel. No real reason, just a case of "is that it?".

A few years since I was there and I remember thinking, its smaller than I expected, that and the fact you cannot just walk in and see the chapel, you have to take in several miles of other stuff first.

Worth going to see though.

[Asterix]

I walked out of that place with a real revulsion for the church and catholisism - the excess and self indulgence was not palatable.

Some lovely stuff to look at though.

[anonymous-user]

As others have said; you get to be herded through approximately 1,500 miles of corridors, exhibiting all the stolen treasures, to end up in the (pretty small, very hot) chapel, where you cant sit, and cant take photos.

Overrated

[reggie82]

It's been a while since I've been there, but I thought you were allowed to take photo's? You're just not allowed to use your flash as the light damages the paintings?

[anonymous-user]

reggie82 said:

It's been a while since I've been there, but I thought you were allowed to take photo's? You're just not allowed to use your flash as the light damages the paintings?

That's right; except its so bloody dark in there you can't get a decent shot

[BiggusLaddus]

Beautiful, but a lot smaller than I expected. They do enforce the 'no photo' rule quite vigorously, but that's ok because they have a very handy souvenir stall in the next room with lots of prints for sale...

I thought that St. Peter's Bascilica was a more awe inspiring experience.

[reggie82]

Nyphur said:

reggie82 said:

It's been a while since I've been there, but I thought you were allowed to take photo's? You're just not allowed to use your flash as the light damages the paintings?

That's right; except its so bloody dark in there you can't get a decent shot

Yeah that sounds about right, I think I've got loads of blurred photo's were I tried long exposure shots!

The main thing I remember about the Sistine Chapel is how noisy everyone is. You're not allowed to talk in there, but someone will whisper causing everyone else to start whispering. 100 people whispering gets fairly loud, so everyone ends up talking and the guards "shhhh'ing" everyone.

I thought it was so disrespectful that people couldn't keep their mouths closed for 10 minutes!

As people have said you have to walk through loads of other rooms before you reach the chapel, but they are all amazing. Pretty much in every room people were saying "Wow, is this one the Sistine Chapel)" lol.