Add a new projectPomposa Abbey
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Jordi Ber, 12 December 2008
Jordi Ber, 12 December 2008
Description Pomposa Abbey:
Pomposa
Abbey is a
Benedictine monastery near
The church, dedicated to
St. Mary, is from the 7th-9th century, being later enlarged; the interior,
consisting of a nave and two aisles, contains a good mosaic pavement, and
interesting frescoes by Vitale da Bologna; and there are also paintings in the
refectory by a Riminese master. The chapter hall has early 14th-century
frescoes by a pupil of Giotto. The bell tower (1063), standing at 48 m, is one
of the finest belltowers from the Romanesque period.
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Year end:
1000
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