The Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano or Cathedral of Rome is the cathedral of the diocese of Rome, currently ruled by Pope Francis through Archbishop Angelo De Donatis.
Height: 140 m
Architectural styles: Baroque architecture and Neoclassical architecture
Consecration 324 (or 318)
Founder Papa Miltiades
Architect Domenico Fontana (elevation of the north transept, with portico and loggia - 16th century)
Giacomo della Porta (south transept and high altar - 1600)
Francesco Borromini (reconstruction of aisles - 1650)
Alessandro Galilei (main façade and Corsini Chapel - 18th century)
Francesco Vespignani (reconstruction of the apse and new choir - 1876)
Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano or Cathedral of Rome
Address: Piazza di S. Giovanni in Laterano, 4, 00184
Phone: 06 6988 6433
Site:
http://www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/san_giovanni/it/basilica/storia.htmLocation inserted by
Pierpaolo Dori