Famous
Part of the album: Italy Day 2: Vatican
I only got 2 photos in the Sistine Chapel because photography is not allowed. Being a photographer I decided to find out why before posting this photo. The Sistine Chapel was restored starting in 1980 and took almost 20 years to complete. As part of the restoration project, the artist doing the restoration had exclusive rights to all photography to help cover some of the costs. That copyright expired many years ago (so this photo is legal), but the photography ban is still in effect because (speculated) that they don't want flashes firing and degrading the colors prematurely. Don't worry, no flash was used taking this photo.
I only got 2 photos in the Sistine Chapel because photography is not allowed. Being a photographer I decided to find out why before posting this photo. The Sistine Chapel was restored starting in 1980 and took almost 20 years to complete. As part of the restoration project, the artist doing the restoration had exclusive rights to all photography to help cover some of the costs. That copyright expired many years ago (so this photo is legal), but the photography ban is still in effect because (speculated) that they don't want flashes firing and degrading the colors prematurely. Don't worry, no flash was used taking this photo.
