Arezzo - Cathedral 
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On the highest point of the hill stands the cathedral, occupying the site of an earlier Benedictine church, San Pietro Maggiore. It was begun in 1277, continued in 1313 and 1510 but not completed until the beginning of the 20th century. The campanile was built in 1857-60, the façade with its three doorways and large rose-window added between 1900 and 1914.
Interior
The interior (aisled, without transept) is in the severe architectural style of the Mendicant Orders (Franciscans, Dominicans). It contains a number of notable works of art.
Interior
The interior (aisled, without transept) is in the severe architectural style of the Mendicant Orders (Franciscans, Dominicans). It contains a number of notable works of art.
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In the right-hand aisle are stained-glass windows by Guillaume de Marcillat (1477-1529), a Frenchman who worked almost exclusively in Italy: "The Calling of Matthew", "The Woman taken in Adultery", "The Cleansing of the Temple", "The Raising of Lazarus". Here, too, are the Tomb (after 1320) of Pope Gregory X (d. 1276) and the Burial Chapel of Ciuccio Tarlati (1334), with marble ornament and a fresco.
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Address:
Arezzo Cathedral, Via Ricasoli, I-52100 Arezzo, Italy
Hours:
7am-12pm, 3pm-6:30pm
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Interior of the Arezzo cathedral.
