Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition: 1  manifestation(Noun) The act or process of becoming manifest. The last known manifestation of the ghost was over ten years ago. 2  manifestation(Noun) The embodiment of an intangible, or variable thing. This particular manifestation resembled a young girl crying.
On the left side of the street a modern wall now marks the official boundary between Italy and the Vatican grounds; it was built shortly after 1929, when the Vatican became independent. The gate you soon pass by, constantly looked over by Swiss Guards, is Porta Sant'Anna, [ map ref.
The rectangular building in the middle of the picture is the Sistine Chapel. The Sistine Chapel is a large chapel in the Vatican Palace, the place in Italy where the Pope lives. The Chapel was built between 1473 and 1481 by Giovanni dei Dolci for Pope Sixtus IV. The Sistine Chapel is the Pope's own chapel. It is used for important Masses and ceremonies.