Bressanone - Cathedral 
The eastern edge of the Old Town of Bressanone is dominated by the Baroque Cathedral of the Assumption. Its plain, flat facade reveals a Lombard influence; the Neo-Classical portico supported on pillars and columns was not added until 1785. The lower sections of the two west towers are relics of its Romanesque predecessor.
The single-naved interior with its vaulted roof is flanked on each side by altar-chapels separated by marble-clad columns. The ceiling of the nave has a giant fresco by Paul Troger (1750); he was also responsible for the painted ceiling in the choir.
The single-naved interior with its vaulted roof is flanked on each side by altar-chapels separated by marble-clad columns. The ceiling of the nave has a giant fresco by Paul Troger (1750); he was also responsible for the painted ceiling in the choir.
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Bressanone Cathedral - Cloisters
From the right of the portico a corridor leads to the cloisters, which were originally built in the Romanesque period (around 1200). Special mention should be made of the magnificent and partly restored frescoes on the vaulted ceiling, dating from the Gothic period (1390-1510) and portraying scenes from the Old and New Testaments. On the east side of the cloisters a passage leads to the cathedral treasury (closed on Sun.).
Bressanone Cathedral - Church of St John
On the southern edge of the cathedral and cloister complex stands the church of St John, a Romanesque building from the period after 1200, with a Gothic vaulted ceiling and 13th-15th century frescoes.
