Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, Altamura, Puglia: the main portal flanked by a carved lion
Artist/Photographer | Hance, Dennis |
Country | Italy |
City | Altamura |
Subject Date | 1400 |
Image Date | 1990 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Gothic |
Medium | 35mm Transparency |
Library Reference | DHI39 |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | Dennis Hance / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Decorative stonework ; Statues ; Entrances ; Animals ; Cathedrals |
NOTES: This is one of the four Palatine basilicas of Puglia. Construction began in Romanesque style in 1232 and it was rebuilt after the earthquake of 1316. It was further altered in 1521-1547.
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