Pisa Duomo - Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta

The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, in the center of the  Miracoli Square, is the medieval cathedral of Pisa as well as the primatial church.

Masterpiece of the Romanesque, in particular of the Pisan Romanesque, it represents the tangible testimony of the prestige and wealth achieved by the Maritime Republic of Pisa at the moment of its apogee.

The building that originally was a Greek cross with a large dome at the intersection of the arms, today is a Latin cross with five naves with apse and transept with three naves, inside suggests a spatial effect similar to that of large mosques Islamic, thanks to the use of raised arches, the alternation of bands in black and white marble and the unusual elliptical dome, of Moorish inspiration.

The presence of the two raised galleries in the naves, with the solid monolithic granite columns, is a clear sign of Byzantine influence.

The architect Buscheto had welcomed stimuli from the Islamic Levant and Armenia.

Architectural style: Romanesque architecture

Date opened: 1092

Map: Pisa Duomo - Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta

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Address: Piazza del Duomo, 56126
Pisa (PI) Toscana
Latitude: 43.7233096
Longitude: 10.3957664
Site: http://www.opapisa.it/...

vCard created by: Stefano Vigolo
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Type: Building
Function: Church
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Last update: 01/07/2022
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