Cortona Cathedral
The cathedral of Cortona was built on the ruins of a pagan temple and mentioned as a church in the 11th century. The building was chosen as a cathedral when the diocese of Cortona was created in 1325. The façade bears the traces of interventions that took place at different times. The oldest remains, in Romanesque style, are a pillar with a capital and small columns at the corners and part of a large arch; their location bears witness to the lowering of the floor of the old parish church, which was raised when the square was paved. The long, narrow window and a marble plaque with a 14th-century coat of arms also date from the medieval period. For the rest, the east facade dates from the 15th century.
