San Gimignano - Santa Maria Assunta 
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The Collegiate Church of Santa Maria Assunta (the Assumption) stands on the west side of the Piazza del Duomo. (The name of the Piazza del Duomo - Cathedral Square - is misleading, for San Gimignano was never the see of a bishop and consequently never had a cathedral.)
Exterior
This aisled Romanesque church dates from the 12th century, but in 1457 it was enlarged by Giuliano da Maiano, who added a transept and side chapels.
Exterior
This aisled Romanesque church dates from the 12th century, but in 1457 it was enlarged by Giuliano da Maiano, who added a transept and side chapels.
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Interior
On the inside of the entrance wall is a fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli (1456) depicting the martyrdom of St Sebastian. Here, too, are two wooden statues of the Annunciation (c. 1421) by Iácopo della Quercia.
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Address:
Palazzo del Podestà / Santa Maria Assunta, Piazza del Duomo, I-53037 San Gimignano, Italy
Hours:
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), May Day / Labor Day (May 1), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Easter - Christian
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