Tivoli, IT

Tivoli Cathedral

The first cathedral of Tivoli was built on the site of a Roman forum from the 8th century onwards. The church was profoundly restructured in the 11th century with the addition of a Romanesque campanile and the opening of three naves. In 1634 Cardinal Giulio Roma was appointed Bishop of Tivoli and in 1635 he immediately ordered the total reconstruction of the building, with the exception of the bell tower. The main part of the church was completed in 1640 and the consecration took place on 1st February 1641. Work on the façade and the portico was completed in 1650.

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  • Café within 500m

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Palestrina Cathedral

The Cathedral of Palestrina was built in the 15th and 16th centuries on an ancient church, it was enlarged in the 18th century and largely rebuilt in the 18th and 19th centuries. The façade has Romanesque elements in its upper part, while the marble portal bears the coats of arms of the Della Rovere and Colonna families. The façade has also preserved traces of an ancient sundial from the Roman period.

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Duomo di Monterotondo

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Jubilee Church

The jubilee church was consecrated in 2001 by Pope John Paul II. The white cement church was designed by the famous architect Richard Meier who wished, in a symbolic way, to give it the shape of a boat with three sails.

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