Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta

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Asti,Italy,6 october 2019.Asti Cathedral is dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary,82m long and 24m in height and width, is one of the largest churches in Piedmont, the highest expression of Gothic architecture of the region

The views of the Val di Chiana from the terrace in front of Cortona's 15th-century duomo (cathedral) are spectacular, but the church itself is undistinguished. Its original artworks are today displayed in the neighboring Museo Diocesano di Arte Sacra.

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