Saturday, June 27, 2009

Chruches of Roma

I do not think I have ever been to a city with as many churches in as compact of an area. On my last day here I went through the Sistene Chapel and saw one of the most famous places in the Catholic religion. I found out that this is the very room where bishops will be locked in, at the death of a Pope. No one will be allowed to leave until one is selected, and even the food that is given is somehow brought through the windows. This room has an incredible amount of art, and it is compacted into a very small room. My favorite painting in the room is in Michaelangelo's self portrait, where a saint is holding his skin. Unfortunately do to the copyrights of a Japanese company, we were not allowed to take pictures inside.

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