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Baptistery, Pisa: Overall view, main portal on the left

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posted on 2017-07-03, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie
The portal, facing the facade of the cathedral, is flanked by two classical columns, while the inner jambs are executed in Byzantine style.\u000a\u000aThe structure is 54.86 m high, with a circumference of 107.24 m, and is the largest baptistry in Italy. The Baptistry is an example of the transition from the Romanesque style to the Gothic style.

History

Alt Title

Battistero di San Giovanni

Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-07-03

Spatial Coverage

Pisa|+43.723333+10.393889|Pisa, Tuscany, Italy: Piazza dei Miracoli, near the Cathedral

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

['Romanesque', 'Gothic (Medieval)']

Rights Statement

To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.

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