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:

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.