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flag Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel fresco undergoes its first major cleaning since 1994 to restore original colors obscured by decades of pollution and visitors.

flag Michelangelo’s "The Last Judgment" fresco in the Sistine Chapel is undergoing a three-month cleaning, the first major restoration since 1994, aimed at removing a whitish haze caused by air particles and millions of annual visitors. flag The chapel remains open to the public, though scaffolding partially obstructs the view. flag The work focuses on preserving the fresco’s original colors and details, with the Vatican monitoring environmental conditions to protect the artwork. flag The restoration is part of ongoing conservation efforts for the 16th-century masterpiece, located in a chapel originally built under Pope Sixtus IV and later commissioned by Pope Julius II.

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