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Home / Arts / Architecture / History / Building Types / Religious / Christian / Churches / Cathedrals / Italy
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- Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Orte, Italy - Photograph and brief history from Christus Rex.
www.christusrex.org/www2/comuni/orte/catten.htm
- Cathedral of San Marco, Venice - Plan, photographs, brief history and critical analysis of this Italo-Byzantine marvel by Michelle Roberts.
www.manitoulin-link.com/medieval/sanmarco.html
- Cathedral, Pisa, Italy - Images, commentary and bibliography from Great Buildings Online.
www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Cathedral_of_Pisa.html
- Florence Cathedral - Great Buildings Online provide photographs, commentary and bibliography on the Gothic cathedral designed by master mason Arnolfo di Cambio, with a Renaissance dome added by Filippo Brunelleschi.
www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Florence_Cathedral.html
- Florence Cathedral - The official site provides an illustrated history and bibliography of the famed Santa Maria del Fiore, with its octagonal baptistry and Renaissance cupola. Includes plans of mosaics and frescos.
www.duomofirenze.it
- Orvieto Cathedral, Italy - Photographs, commentary and bibliography on the Gothic cathedral designed by master mason Arnolfo di Cambio and built 1290 to 1500, provided by Great Buildings Online.
www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Orvieto_Cathedral.html
- Passing Through St. Peter's - A gallery of beautiful images of the central cathedral of the Catholic faith provided by Eternal Word Television Network.
www.ewtn.com/gallery/sp/sp1.htm
- Pisa in Virtual Reality - ComPart provides interactive 360-degree QuickTime panoramas of the superb architectural ensemble of Cathedral Square, the cloistered churchyard, Baptistry and Cathedral, with brief descriptions.
ww2.webcomp.com/virtuale/us/pisa/movie.htm
- St. Peter's in Rome, Italy - Images, commentary and bibliography on this great cathedral from Great Building Online.
www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/St_Peters_of_Rome.html
- The Duomo, Milan - A photograph and brief history of the largest of the Italian Gothic cathedrals, (begun c.1386) from Deborah Volpe's Guide to Milan's Art and Architecture.
www.simmons.edu/~volpe/duomo.html
- The Duomo, Siena - A beautiful example of the convergence of Gothic and Romanesque - squat, round domes and arches offset by soaring towers. Expandable photographs and description from Digital Imaging Project.
www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/sienacath/duomo.html
- The Leaning Tower of Pisa - The official site gives an illustrated history of the famously tilted medieval cathedral bell tower, Quick Time Virtual Reality panoramas and huge searchable archives of photographs and historical sources.
torre.duomo.pisa.it/index_eng.html
- Vatican City - Christus Rex has galleries of expandable images of St Peter's Basilica and the pontifical palaces.
www.christusrex.org/www1/citta/0-Citta.html
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