Genoa - Cathedral of San Lorenzo

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Cathedral of San Lorenzo Description

From Piazza Matteotti the busy Via San Lorenzo runs northwest to the harbor. Immediately on the right is the Cathedral of San Lorenzo, originally a Romanesque pillared basilica (1100-1160), remodeled in Gothic style in 1307-12 and crowned with a Renaissance dome by Galeazzo Alessi in 1557. It contains fine pictures and sculpture. In the north aisle is the large Cappella San Giovanni Battista (1450-65), the earliest example of Renaissance architecture in Genoa. Under the cathedral lies the Treasury.

Hobbies & Activities category: Architecture - Romanesque; Paintings, art collections; Architecture - Gothic; Christian sites; Architecture - Renaissance; Religious treasury

Address

Genoa Cathedral of San Lorenzo
Via San Lorenzo
I-16128 Genoa
Italy

Hours

Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1) Epiphany (3 Kings' Day ) - Christian (January 6) Easter - Christian Easter Monday - Christian Liberation Day - Italy (April 25) May Day / Labor Day (May 1) Assumption Day - Christian (August 15) All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1) Feast of the Immaculate Conception (December 8) Christmas - Christian (December 25) Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)