ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Sistine Chapel ceiling

The Sistine Chapel is a very special place in Vatican City where people go to see beautiful paintings on the ceiling. It was painted a long time ago by a man named Michelangelo who was a very talented artist.

He painted the ceiling with lots of pictures of stories from the Bible, like when God created Adam and Eve or Noah and the flood. Michelangelo painted these pictures while he was laying on his back on a scaffold. It must have been really hard work!

The colors and details in the pictures are amazing and you can see them up close if you look carefully. There are lots of people who come to visit the Sistine Chapel every day and they have to be very quiet and respectful because it is a special place for many people.