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Ancona - Cathedral Dumo San Ciriaco

From the museum in Ancona a walk up a flight of steps or a drive up a winding panoramic road, built after the destruction of the harbor district, leads to the top of Monte Guasco, on which stands the cathedral, built on the site of a temple of Venus. The domed cruciform church in Byzantine-Romanesque style (12th century) is dedicated to San Ciriaco. The façade has a Gothic doorway, which is decorated with reliefs. In the crypt are the remains of an early Christian church (sixth century) and a temple (third century B.C.).

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Museo Diocesano
The diocesan museum in Ancona is housed in a building to the left of the cathedral. Notable is the early Christian sarcophagus with carved decoration belonging to Flavius Gorgonius, a praetorian prefect (fourth century).
Address
Museo Diocesano
Piazza Duomo 9
I-60121 Ancona
Italy
The ancient cathedral in Ancona.
The crypt of the Ancona cathedral.
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