Cathedrals of Italy

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Pavia Cathedral

The cathedral houses the remains of St Sirus, first bishop of Pavia. Inside, note the paintings and pulpit reliefs. In the entrance is the "Adoration of the Magi", by Daniele Crespi. The cathedral was begun in 1488 to 1898. The church is on the Greek Cross plan: it therefore has the same length and width at the transept (84 m). The central dome, with an octagonal plan, is 97 m tall (fourth place), with a total weight of some 20,000 tons.

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Florence Cathedral

The cathedral has a length 153 m, width 38 m, height of the arches in the aisles is 23 m, height from pavement to the opening of the lantern in the dome is also 90 metre. Giotto's bell tower and the Baptistery are excessively decorated.

The dome is 60 cm thick at the base and 30 cm thick at the top. Brunelleschi, the architect of the dome, devised lifts for building materials (37 kt). The dome interior has painting by World famous painters.

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Florence Cathedral



Huge clock decorated by Paolo Uccello