Santa Maria Di Pozzano
Civita Castellana Cathedral ( it, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Maggiore or ''Santa Maria di Pozzano'') is a cathedral in Civita Castellana, central Italy. It is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Civita Castellana. History The edifice was built from around 1185, over a pre-existing church, and was completed with the construction of the portico in 1210. The latter saw the intervention of the Roman Cosmati family of architects and marble workers. After centuries of decay, in the 18th century the church was totally restored and the interior was renovated in Baroque style. The two aisles were turned into side chapels, communicating with each other, thus keeping only a single nave. A plaque on the building's exterior commemorates Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's sojourn in Civita Castellana on 17 July 1770: he also played the cathedral's organ in the Sunday mass of that day. Description Exterior The church is preceded by a 13th-century portico, in whose architrave was once a mosaic frie ...
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Duomo Di Civita Castellana 01
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