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 * //Pisa Duomo Santa Maria Assunta// **



 //Notes //

Located in the Piazza dei Miracoli (Piaza of Miracles), the architect Buscheto began construction of the Duomo in 1063. He used distinctive Romanesque stlye on the exterior while the interior had a strong Byzantine influence, especially in the mosaics. The Gothic arches on the inside along the central aisle are unlike the multitude of Roman arches lining the aisle, showing a meshing of the two styles. //Interior //


 * Latin-Cross floor plan
 * 68 Corinthian Columns inside taken from the mosque of Palermo in Sicily
 * Cosmatesque marble covers the floor down the nave
 * The apse depicts Christ Pantocrator surrounded by St. John the Evangelist and the Virgin Mary. This is called the San Giovanni Evangelista, done as Cimabue as his final work before his death
 * The pulpit was designed by Pisano and was dismantled after the fire of 1595 becuase many thought it was gaudy and was reassembled once again in 1926
 * The painting in the dome of the transept is a Renaissance creation because the old design was destroyed in the fire
 * The bronze lamp hanging near the pulpit was said to have inspired Galileo's theory of pendulum.

//Exterior //


 * Rainaldo built the façade of grey marble and white stone set with discs of colored marble. Above the middle door is written: //Rainaldus prudens operator//
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Many limestone and marble blocks were taken from older Roman buildings and writing, usually upside-down, is visible on some of the Cathedral's walls
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Tall blind arches compose the bottom floor
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">3 Bronze doors are situated across the façade
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Giambologna created the main door after the 1595 fire
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">The door of San Ranieri (Porta di San Ranieri), in the south transept near the leaning tower, is the original door which was cast by Pisano in 1180
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Four rows of open arcades with thin columns and Roman arches rise to a top of a gable, which is higher than the roof of the actual cathedral roof

<span style="color: #5f255f; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 180%; text-align: left;">//References//

Casarosa, Lucia. "The Cathedral Square." //Rete Civica Pisana//. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Oct. 2009. <http://comune.pisa.it/turismo/itinerari/ piazzaduomo-gb.htm>.

Hayes, Holly. "Pisa Cathedral." //Sacred Destinations//. N.p., 5 Apr. 2009. Web. 26 Oct. 2009. <http://sacred-destinations.com/italy/pisa-cathedral>.

Karr, Karen, Dr. "Pisa - The Duomo." //Kidipede- History for Kids//. Portland State University, 2009. Web. 26 Oct. 2009. <http://historyforkids.org/learn/ medieval/architecture/pisaduomo.htm>.

"Miracles' Square - Cathedral." //Opera Primazale Pisana//. N.p., 2009. Web. 26 Oct. 2009. <http://opapisa.it/en/miracles-square/cathedral/ the-building.html>.

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