See the Sistine Chapel—in Mexico

by Brandon Zech June 14, 2016
Image via Instagram

Image via Instagram

Good news: now you don’t have to travel 5700 miles to Italy to see Michelangelo’s monumental frescos. Instead, you can go to Mexico City where Antonio Berumen has created a full-sized replica of the Sistine Chapel comprised of photographic reproductions printed on canvas. The 45 million peso (~$2.4 million USD) project involved 170 nights of photographing the original frescos, resulting in more than 2.6 million images that were combined to create the faux chapel.

As of now, the chapel is set to go on a three-year nationwide tour. More info here.

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charles adams June 14, 2016 - 15:18

Texas should tour it’s Stonehenge.

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