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The | <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->The <b>Cappella Sistina</b>, or <b>Sistine Chapel</b>, was the chapel of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pope%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Papacy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPapacy%7CPope%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Papacy" title="Papacy">Pope</a> in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rome%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rome%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRome%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a>, and center of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Catholic%20faith%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3ACatholic%20Church%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3ACatholic%20Church%7CCatholic%20faith%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Catholic Church">Catholic faith</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Papacy%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Papacy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPapacy%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Papacy" title="Papacy">Papacy</a>. | ||
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= | <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Renaissance</h2> | ||
In 1492, | <p data-rte-fromparser="true">In 1492, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rodrigo%20Borgia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rodrigo%20Borgia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRodrigo%20Borgia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Rodrigo_Borgia" title="Rodrigo Borgia">Rodrigo Borgia</a> became <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pope%20Alexander%20VI%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wikipedia%3APope%20Alexander%20VI%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWikipedia%3APope%20Alexander%20VI%7CPope%20Alexander%20VI%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Alexander_VI" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Pope Alexander VI">Pope Alexander VI</a>, and moved into <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22St.%20Peter%27s%20Basilica%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Basilica%20di%20San%20Pietro%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBasilica%20di%20San%20Pietro%7CSt.%20Peter%27s%20Basilica%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Basilica_di_San_Pietro" title="Basilica di San Pietro">St. Peter's Basilica</a>, of which the Sistine Chapel is a part. Seven years later, in 1499, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ezio%20Auditore%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ezio%20Auditore%20da%20Firenze%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEzio%20Auditore%20da%20Firenze%7CEzio%20Auditore%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Ezio_Auditore_da_Firenze" title="Ezio Auditore da Firenze">Ezio Auditore</a> infiltrated the chapel in order to assassinate Rodrigo Borgia and locate the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Vault%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Vatican%20Vault%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BVatican%20Vault%7CVault%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Vatican_Vault" title="Vatican Vault">Vault</a>, which he had learned was built beneath the Basilica. After a brutal fight with Rodrigo in which two <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pieces%20of%20Eden%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pieces%20of%20Eden%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPieces%20of%20Eden%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Pieces_of_Eden" title="Pieces of Eden">Pieces of Eden</a> (the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sixth%20Apple%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sixth%20Apple%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSixth%20Apple%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Sixth_Apple" title="Sixth Apple">Sixth Apple</a> and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Papal%20Staff%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Staff%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThe%20Staff%7CPapal%20Staff%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/The_Staff" title="The Staff">Papal Staff</a>) were used, Ezio was tricked and stabbed by Rodrigo (who had used the Staff's power to immobilize Ezio), before promptly blacking out. Upon waking, Ezio pressed two hidden buttons at the back of the Chapel that opened the way into the Vault, a structure built by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Those%20Who%20Came%20Before%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Those%20Who%20Came%20Before%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThose%20Who%20Came%20Before%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Those_Who_Came_Before" title="Those Who Came Before">Those Who Came Before</a>, whose entrance lay in a pit-like enclosure. It was at this entrance that Ezio would confront Rodrigo in a final, victorious fight.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22ac2%5C%22%3E%27%27%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%20II%5D%5D%27%27%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> Soon after he left the Vault, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mario%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mario%20Auditore%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMario%20Auditore%7CMario%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Mario_Auditore" title="Mario Auditore">Mario</a> appeared and beckoned him to leave the Capella, which Ezio did.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22acBrotherhood%5C%22%3E%27%27%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Brotherhood%5D%5D%27%27%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> | ||
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<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Database Entry</h2> | |||
<p data-rte-fromparser="true"><i>Inspired by the architecture of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Solomon%27s%20Temple%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Solomon%27s%20Temple%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSolomon%27s%20Temple%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Solomon%27s_Temple" title="Solomon's Temple">Solomon's Temple</a>, the Sistine Chapel is the most famous room in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Apostolic%20Palace%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3AApostolic%20Palace%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3AApostolic%20Palace%7CApostolic%20Palace%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostolic_Palace" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Apostolic Palace">Apostolic Palace</a> (the Pope's Vatican residence). The Chapel's famous ceiling frescos did not exist yet in 1499 (<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Michelangelo%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Michelangelo%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMichelangelo%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Michelangelo" title="Michelangelo">Michelangelo</a> wouldn't be working for the Vatican until the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22papacy%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22papacy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bpapacy%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Papacy" title="Papacy">papacy</a> of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Julius%20II%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Julius%20II%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJulius%20II%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Julius_II" title="Julius II">Julius II</a>, right after the events of the games), so no climbing across the finger of God, but the wall paintings that line the chapel painted by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pietro%20Perugino%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3APietro%20Perugino%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3APietro%20Perugino%7CPietro%20Perugino%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro_Perugino" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Pietro Perugino">Pietro Perugino</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sandro%20Botticelli%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3ASandro%20Botticelli%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3ASandro%20Botticelli%7CSandro%20Botticelli%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandro_Botticelli" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Sandro Botticelli">Sandro Botticelli</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Domenico%20Ghirlandaio%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3ADomenico%20Ghirlandaio%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3ADomenico%20Ghirlandaio%7CDomenico%20Ghirlandaio%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domenico_Ghirlandaio" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Domenico Ghirlandaio">Domenico Ghirlandaio</a>, among others, are an ample consolation prize.</i> | |||
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><i>As the Pope's personal chapel, mass is frequently held inside, as are the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Papal%20Conclaves%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3APapal%20conclave%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3APapal%20conclave%7CPapal%20Conclaves%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_conclave" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Papal conclave">Papal Conclaves</a>, which occur after the Pope's death. The cardinals are locked inside the chapel and are not permitted to leave until a new Pope is elected. Only through smoke signals, sent up a chimney to announce the new Pope, can they escape.</i> | |||
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><i>And worst of all horrors, no cardinals (unless ill) can be attended inside by more than one servant. That's just cruel!</i><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22ac2%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> | |||
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<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">References</h2> | |||
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<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">External links</h2> | |||
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<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22era%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bera%7Cac2%7Cacb%7CRenaissance%7CBbook%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22WP-REAL%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BWP-REAL%7CSistine%20Chapel%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22WPlocations%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BWPlocations%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ASistine.jpg%7Cthumb%7C300px%7CThe%20Sistine%20Chapel.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Sistine.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22caption%22%3A%22The%20Sistine%20Chapel.%22%2C%22width%22%3A300%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22The%20Sistine%20Chapel.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" alt="" src="http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100926111554/assassinscreed/images/thumb/3/3d/Sistine.jpg/300px-Sistine.jpg" width="300" height="200" class="image thumb withCaption" type="image" /> The Cappella Sistina, or Sistine Chapel, was the chapel of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pope%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Papacy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPapacy%7CPope%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Papacy" title="Papacy">Pope</a> in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rome%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rome%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRome%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a>, and center of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Catholic%20faith%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3ACatholic%20Church%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3ACatholic%20Church%7CCatholic%20faith%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Catholic Church">Catholic faith</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Papacy%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Papacy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPapacy%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Papacy" title="Papacy">Papacy</a>.
Renaissance
In 1492, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rodrigo%20Borgia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rodrigo%20Borgia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRodrigo%20Borgia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Rodrigo_Borgia" title="Rodrigo Borgia">Rodrigo Borgia</a> became <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pope%20Alexander%20VI%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wikipedia%3APope%20Alexander%20VI%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWikipedia%3APope%20Alexander%20VI%7CPope%20Alexander%20VI%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Alexander_VI" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Pope Alexander VI">Pope Alexander VI</a>, and moved into <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22St.%20Peter%27s%20Basilica%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Basilica%20di%20San%20Pietro%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBasilica%20di%20San%20Pietro%7CSt.%20Peter%27s%20Basilica%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Basilica_di_San_Pietro" title="Basilica di San Pietro">St. Peter's Basilica</a>, of which the Sistine Chapel is a part. Seven years later, in 1499, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ezio%20Auditore%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ezio%20Auditore%20da%20Firenze%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEzio%20Auditore%20da%20Firenze%7CEzio%20Auditore%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Ezio_Auditore_da_Firenze" title="Ezio Auditore da Firenze">Ezio Auditore</a> infiltrated the chapel in order to assassinate Rodrigo Borgia and locate the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Vault%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Vatican%20Vault%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BVatican%20Vault%7CVault%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Vatican_Vault" title="Vatican Vault">Vault</a>, which he had learned was built beneath the Basilica. After a brutal fight with Rodrigo in which two <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pieces%20of%20Eden%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pieces%20of%20Eden%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPieces%20of%20Eden%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Pieces_of_Eden" title="Pieces of Eden">Pieces of Eden</a> (the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sixth%20Apple%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sixth%20Apple%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSixth%20Apple%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Sixth_Apple" title="Sixth Apple">Sixth Apple</a> and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Papal%20Staff%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Staff%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThe%20Staff%7CPapal%20Staff%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/The_Staff" title="The Staff">Papal Staff</a>) were used, Ezio was tricked and stabbed by Rodrigo (who had used the Staff's power to immobilize Ezio), before promptly blacking out. Upon waking, Ezio pressed two hidden buttons at the back of the Chapel that opened the way into the Vault, a structure built by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Those%20Who%20Came%20Before%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Those%20Who%20Came%20Before%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThose%20Who%20Came%20Before%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Those_Who_Came_Before" title="Those Who Came Before">Those Who Came Before</a>, whose entrance lay in a pit-like enclosure. It was at this entrance that Ezio would confront Rodrigo in a final, victorious fight.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22ac2%5C%22%3E%27%27%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%20II%5D%5D%27%27%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> Soon after he left the Vault, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mario%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mario%20Auditore%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMario%20Auditore%7CMario%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Mario_Auditore" title="Mario Auditore">Mario</a> appeared and beckoned him to leave the Capella, which Ezio did.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22acBrotherhood%5C%22%3E%27%27%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Brotherhood%5D%5D%27%27%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
Database Entry
Inspired by the architecture of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Solomon%27s%20Temple%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Solomon%27s%20Temple%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSolomon%27s%20Temple%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Solomon%27s_Temple" title="Solomon's Temple">Solomon's Temple</a>, the Sistine Chapel is the most famous room in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Apostolic%20Palace%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3AApostolic%20Palace%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3AApostolic%20Palace%7CApostolic%20Palace%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostolic_Palace" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Apostolic Palace">Apostolic Palace</a> (the Pope's Vatican residence). The Chapel's famous ceiling frescos did not exist yet in 1499 (<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Michelangelo%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Michelangelo%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMichelangelo%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Michelangelo" title="Michelangelo">Michelangelo</a> wouldn't be working for the Vatican until the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22papacy%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22papacy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bpapacy%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Papacy" title="Papacy">papacy</a> of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Julius%20II%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Julius%20II%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJulius%20II%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="/wiki/Julius_II" title="Julius II">Julius II</a>, right after the events of the games), so no climbing across the finger of God, but the wall paintings that line the chapel painted by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pietro%20Perugino%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3APietro%20Perugino%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3APietro%20Perugino%7CPietro%20Perugino%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro_Perugino" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Pietro Perugino">Pietro Perugino</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sandro%20Botticelli%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3ASandro%20Botticelli%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3ASandro%20Botticelli%7CSandro%20Botticelli%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandro_Botticelli" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Sandro Botticelli">Sandro Botticelli</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Domenico%20Ghirlandaio%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3ADomenico%20Ghirlandaio%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3ADomenico%20Ghirlandaio%7CDomenico%20Ghirlandaio%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domenico_Ghirlandaio" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Domenico Ghirlandaio">Domenico Ghirlandaio</a>, among others, are an ample consolation prize.
As the Pope's personal chapel, mass is frequently held inside, as are the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Papal%20Conclaves%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3APapal%20conclave%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3APapal%20conclave%7CPapal%20Conclaves%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_conclave" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Papal conclave">Papal Conclaves</a>, which occur after the Pope's death. The cardinals are locked inside the chapel and are not permitted to leave until a new Pope is elected. Only through smoke signals, sent up a chimney to announce the new Pope, can they escape.
And worst of all horrors, no cardinals (unless ill) can be attended inside by more than one servant. That's just cruel!<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22ac2%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-9635647444eb5d41b478a7" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
References
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