Duomo sights in Europe

1. A Map

   Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta

   • Volterra, Italy
   • Sights › Duomo

   Built in the 12th and 13th centuries, the duomo's interior was remodelled in the 16th century and features a handsome coffered ceiling. The Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows on the left as you enter from Piazza San Giovanni has two sculptures by Andrea della Robbia and a small fresco of the Procession of the Magi by Benozzo Gozzoli – be sure not to damage it by throwing a coin behind the glass, as some visitors do.

   In front of the cathedral, a 13th-century baptistry features a small marble font (1502) by Andrea Sansovino. Nearby, the Museo Diocesano d'Arte Sacra merits a peek for its collection of illuminated manuscripts, ecclesiastical vestments, gold reliquaries and…

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   Cattedrale di San Donato

   • Arezzo, Italy
   • Sights › Duomo

   Though construction started in the 13th century, Arezzo's duomo (cathedral) wasn't completed until well into the 15th century. In the northeast corner, to the left of the bulky, intricately carved main altar, there's an exquisite fresco of Mary Magdalene (c 1460) by Piero della Francesca. This is dwarfed in size – but definitely not in beauty – by the multi-tiered marble reliefs of the adjoining tomb of Bishop Guido Tarlati, who died in 1327. The tomb features a frieze of priests and an acolyte chanting while holding a censer, a prayer book and candles.

   Behind the southeast of the cathedral, across the peaceful gardens of the Passeggio del Prato, rears the Fortezza…

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