The Pisa Cathedral
Author: SerenaThis Romanesque church was built between the XI and the XII century and it is characterized by a fascinating façade made up by four series of columns and by marble decorations. All its external surface is ornamented by horizontal black and white strips and by a beautiful elliptical dome.
The Pisa Cathedral
Its internal Latin cross structure is divided into five aisles through imposing granite columns. Its Main Altar and its wonderful painted dome can be reached passing through a triumphal arch. Inside this church you can also admire its polychrome marbles’ geometric decorations and its XVII century ceiling.
The Main Altar and its wonderful painted dome
The XVII century ceiling
Other important features you can see here are: the beautiful XIV century Gothic pulpit by Giovanni Pisano and the apse’s mosaic. Other important works present in this church are: the painting titled “La Madonna delle Grazie” by Del Sarto and Antonio Sogliano and a “San Giovanni Battista ” made by Cimabue.
In front of the Cathedral’s façade there is the Baptistery with its rich floor made up by red and black stones while beside this church there is the famous leaning tower of Pisa.
The Baptistery in front of the Cathedral
The Tower of Pisa beside the Cathedral
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