Scrovegni Chapel, Gothic chapel in Padua, Italy
The Scrovegni Chapel is a Gothic building in Padua known for its wall paintings and forms part of a museum complex. The rectangular interior measures roughly 20.5 meters (67 feet) in length, 8.5 meters (28 feet) in width, and reaches a height of 18.5 meters (61 feet).
A banker named Enrico Scrovegni had the building constructed from 1300 next to his palace. Consecration took place in March 1305 after the work on the wall paintings was completed.
The chapel bears the name of the family who lived in this part of Padua during the 14th century and funded its construction. Visitors today enter a space completely covered in wall paintings that is still used as a place of worship.
Reservations are required to limit the number of people inside at once and to control humidity levels. Visitors pass through a climate chamber before entering, which takes about 15 minutes.
The western wall features a large fresco of the Last Judgment that covers the entire surface. The patron himself appears in it, holding a model of the chapel in his hands and offering it to the Virgin Mary.
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