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A wide shot of a chapel with walls and a ceiling covered in detailed frescoes. A large painting fills the far wall, depicting a crowded scene of figures against a blue sky.

Virtual Sistine Chapel

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Date
15 March 2012

You may have heard of The Sistine Chapel because it is mentioned in the excellent 2005 Will Smith rom-com Hitch but seeing it in the flesh is something else. Maybe though you don’t have the time, the money or the inclination to go to Italy – panic not, the internet is here to help (as always). This virtual tour of Michelangelo’s masterpiece is a brilliant use of this kind of technology and it allows you to soak in the genius without having to peer round EVERY sightseer in Rome.

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Rob Alderson

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Rob Alderson is a freelance writer, editor and strategist. He was previously editor-in-chief of It’s Nice That and WePresent, and editor of Design Week. He publishes the newsletter Undo, which tries to make sense of how AI is changing design work, the design process and the design industry.

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