Pisa Cathedral

Pisa Cathedral
Primatial Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary
Il Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta
Pisa Cathedral, with the Leaning Tower in the background.
Map
43°43′24″N 10°23′45″E / 43.723281°N 10.395845°E / 43.723281; 10.395845
LocationPisa
CountryItaly
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Consecrated26 September 1118 (1118-09-26)
Architecture
Architect(s)Buscheto and Rainaldo
StylePisan Romanesque
Groundbreaking1063
Completed1092
Administration
ArchdiocesePisa
Detail of the facade of the cathedral

Pisa Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Pisa), officially the Primatial Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary (Cattedrale Metropolitana Primaziale di Santa Maria Assunta), is a medieval Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, in the Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa, Italy, the oldest of the three structures in the plaza followed by the Pisa Baptistry and the Campanile known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The cathedral is a notable example of Romanesque architecture, in particular the style known as Pisan Romanesque.[1] Consecrated in 1118, it is the seat of the Archbishop of Pisa. Construction began in 1063 and was completed in 1092. Additional enlargements and a new facade were built in the 12th century and the roof was replaced after damage from a fire in 1595.

  1. ^ Watkin, David (2005). A History of Western Architecture. London: Laurence King Publishing. p. 148. ISBN 1856694593.