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S. Michele Maggiore Church
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Carlo
September 18, 2019
A first church devoted to St. Michael Archangel was built on the location of the Lombard Palace chapel (to this period belongs the lower section of the bell tower), but it was destroyed by a fire in 1004. The current construction was begun in the late 11th century (crypt, choir and transept) and was completed by 1155. The vaults of the nave, originally with two grossly squared groin-vaulted spans, were replaced in 1489 by the design of master architect Agostino de Candia[1] in four rectangular spans, and the structure was created by his father the renown Pavia master mason Iacopo da Candia[2]. The basilica was the seat of numerous important events, including the coronations of Louis III (900) and Frederick Barbarossa (1155), among the others
A first church devoted to St. Michael Archangel was built on the location of the Lombard Palace chapel (to this period belongs the lower section of the bell tower), but it was destroyed by a fire in 1004. The current construction was begun in the late 11th century (crypt, choir and transept) and was…
Enrico
March 30, 2014
Historical and very important church in Pavia
Antonietta Eva
January 8, 2017
A masterpiece of Romanesque architecture , this church represents a fundamental stage of the historical and artistic itinerary of Pavia.
Nico
December 24, 2017
Middeleeuwse kerk waar vroeger de Duitse keizer tot koning van Italie gekroond werd.
Erika
May 31, 2014
giro culturale per Pavia
Emplacement
Piazza San Michele
Pavia, Lombardia