Pisa Cathedral Primatial Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary | |
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Il Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta | |
![]() Pisa Cathedral, with the Leaning Tower in the background. | |
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43°43′24″N 10°23′45″E / 43.723281°N 10.395845°E | |
Location | Pisa |
Country | Italy |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Consecrated | 26 September 1118 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Buscheto and Rainaldo |
Style | Pisan Romanesque |
Groundbreaking | 1063 |
Completed | 1092 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Pisa |
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Pisa Cathedral (Italian: Cattedrale Metropolitana Primaziale di Santa Maria Assunta; Duomo di Pisa) 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.