Architecture sights in Piran
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Cathedral of St George
The Renaissance and baroque Cathedral of St George stands on a ridge north of Tartinijev trg above the sea. To the east runs a 200m stretch of the 15th-century town walls complete with loopholes. They once ran from the sea all the way to the harbour, and seven crenellated towers are still intact.
The church was founded in 1344 and was rebuilt in baroque style in 1637. It is currently undergoing a massive rebuilding, and visitors are allowed only into the choir to view the magnificent marble altar and star-vaulted ceiling.
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Bell Tower
The cathedral's freestanding Bell Tower, built in 1608, was clearly modelled on the campanile of San Marco in Venice and can be climbed daily for excellent views of the town and harbour. Next to it, the octagonal 17th-century baptistery (krstilnica) contains altars, paintings and a Roman sarcophagus from the 2nd century later used as a baptismal font.
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Minorite Monastery
On your way up to Tartinijev trg are the Minorite Monastery with a wonderful cloister and the Church of St Francis Assisi built originally in the early 14th century but enlarged and renovated over the centuries. Inside are ceiling frescoes, a giant clam shell for donations and the Tartini family's burial plot.
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Parish Museum of St George
Church plate, paintings and an unusual statue of St George slaying the dragon, with a woman curiously holding the monster by a lead, can be seen in the Parish Museum of St George attached to the Cathedral of St George. The Parish Museum contains church plate, paintings and a lapidary in the crypt.
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Church of St Clement
Just behind Punta lighthouse, the round, serrated tower of the Church of St Clement, originally built in the 13th century but altered 500 years later, evokes the ancient beacon from which Piran got its name.
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Church of St Peter
To the east of Tartinijev trg is the Church of St Peter (1818), which contains the restored 14th-century Piran Crucifix.
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