Cappella Chigi

The Chigi Chapel is one of the most rewarding spaces in Santa Maria del Popolo, a compact mausoleum where Raphael’s High Renaissance design was later completed by Bernini for the Chigi family. The chapel is built on a central plan, so the whole room feels balanced and deliberate, with tombs, sculpture, mosaic and architecture all locked into one programme. The dome is the real surprise: God the Creator sits at the centre, surrounded by the sun and planets in a cosmic scheme that lifts the chapel far beyond a simple burial space. Below, prophets and biblical figures draw the theme back to death and resurrection. What makes it memorable is that it still reads as a single idea, even though it was shaped across two very different Roman centuries.

The Cappella Chigi, designed by Raphael, represents the harmony and classical balance of the High Renaissance, later complemented by Bernini’s Baroque statues of Daniel and Habakkuk, making it a masterpiece of Catholic art.

Free entrance to the chapel insode the basilica. Especially if you watched the movie illuminati. Easy to reach by bus or metro. Piazza del popolo next to it is worth your time after the visite to the chapel. It is closed over the midday and reopens at 4pm

Marvellous place.. thanks to Angels & Demons movie.. Its very suprising to see lack of visitors to such a masterpiece filled by great art of Raphael, Lorenzetti and Bernini.. ah that dome ceiling !

Nice church.

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Beautiful place

Kaplica Chigi znajduje się w Bazylice Santa Maria del Popolo w Rzymie. Większość turystów po wejściu do Bazyliki kieruje się do dwóch kaplic - kaplicy Carasi z dziełami Caravaggia i kaplicy Chigi zaprojektowanej przez Rafała. Kaplica ta została zbudowana w XVI wieku dla bogatego bankiera Augostino Chigi. Jednak ostateczna wersja kaplicy powstała w XVII wieku za sprawą Giant Lorenza Berniniego, który umieścił w kaplicy dwie rzeźby - Habakuka z Aniołem i Daniela z Lwem. Nie ma sensu opisywać wyglądu kaplicy, to trzeba zaznaczyć samemu lub na zdjęciach. Bazylika Santa Maria del Popolo jest otwarta dla zwiedzających od 0830 do 1200 i od 1600 do 1800, inne godziny obowiązują w niedzielę. Wstęp do bazyliki jest bezpłatny.