Michelangelo's Cloister.

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This Cloister is commonly known as Michelangelo's Cloister, due to the widespread idea that the artist built it along with the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and Martyrs; indeed, it is more likely that he made ​​the preparatory drawings but only participated in the initial stages of the construction, as his death occurred in 1564.

With its 10,000 square metres and its wings of 100 metres, each rhythmically punctuated by 100 monolithic columns, the Cloister of Michelangelo is one of the largest in Italy; along the wings, originally conceived as covered walkways of the Charterhouse, are on display, as part of the permanent collection, sculptures, sarcophagi, altars as well as bases of statues of the Imperial age.