{"id":3586,"date":"2025-05-12T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T14:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/percorsi-turistici.comune.pisa.it\/?post_type=fermata&p=3586"},"modified":"2025-12-04T12:11:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T11:11:27","slug":"cathedral-of-santa-maria-assunta","status":"publish","type":"fermata","link":"https:\/\/percorsi-turistici.comune.pisa.it\/en\/fermata\/cathedral-of-santa-maria-assunta\/","title":{"rendered":"Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Conceived by the genius of Busketo <\/strong>(whose remains rest in a Roman sarcophagus, part of the fa\u00e7ade) and built starting from 1063, it was dedicated to the Assumption in honour of the victorious battle of Palermo, which took place between 13 and 18 August of that year. Its style, defined as Pisan Romanesque, is unique, and we find examples of it mostly in Tuscany, Sardinia, Corsica, and even in Campania and Puglia. The fa\u00e7ade is a masterpiece by of Rainaldo (although many friezes and capitals are attributed to Guglielmo and Biduino<\/strong>), developed on blind arches, decorated with lozenges and inlays, topped by four levels of walkable loggias. Of great value are the bronze portals, made to a design by Raffaello Pagni to replace those destroyed in the fire of 1595, and the Virgin with Child<\/em>, a work by Andrea Pisano <\/strong>(c. 1343), which is located on the cusp of the fa\u00e7ade. The church is about 100 meters long and 70 meters wide and is known as the third largest church in Europe from the eleventh century, after St. Peter and St. Paul outside the walls of Rome. The elliptical dome, designed by Busketo and decorated around 1380 by Piccio di Landuccio, is inspired by the great Byzantine domes, primarily that of Santa Sofia (Turkey). The apse is a triumph of colours and play of lines and stylistically dialogues with the nearby Leaning Tower. Of great interest is the bronze door by Bonanno Pisano (1179-1181), also called gate of San Ranieri<\/strong>, the only survivor of the original parts following the fire of 1595.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inside<\/strong>: With five naves, divided by monolithic granite columns from the island of Elba. Three arches, two pointed and one round, reveal the beautiful apse mosaic of Christ Pantocrator <\/em>by Francesco da Pisa, Vincino da Pistoia and above all Cimabue<\/strong>. The Moorish taste is evident in the arches of the side naves, so much so that the Cathedral was often compared to the great Mosque of Cordoba. Elegant eighteenth and nineteenth-century paintings (by Bezzuoli, Bilivert, Lomi, Tempesti, etc.) narrate the story of Pisa and, among the side altars, we find works of great importance, such as the Madonna with Child <\/em>by Andrea del Sarto <\/strong>(first half of the 16th century) in the second altar of the right aisle and the beautiful Virgin <\/em>by Perin del Vaga, in the first altar of the southern transept. The ceiling carved with lacunars and decorated with gold leaves, finished in 1602, is a work by Domenico and Bartolomeo Atticciati and replaces the original one with trusses lost during the fire of 1595.<\/p>\n\n\n\n