Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The campanile
was
built in 1060 as a
defensive tower. The
upper two tiers were
added in 1261 when
the tower was joined
to the cathedral.
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Façade
The gabled façade has three tiers
of ornate colonnading (1204).
Every one of the carved columns
is different, and there are lively
hunting scenes above them.
Circular
clerestory
windows, in the nave and
above the aisle roof, light
the unusually tall nave of
the cross-shaped
church.
St Martin
This sculpture of the saint
dividing his cloak to share it
is a copy. The 13th-century
original is now just inside
the cathedral entrance.
Inlaid Marble
Scenes from daily life, myths
and poems cover the façade.
Look out for the maze pattern
on the right pier of the porch.
Doorway Sculptures
This 13th-century
relief depicts the
beheading of St
Regulus.
The Labours
of the Months
round
the central door show
the tasks appropriate
to each season.
Nicola Pisano
(1200-78)
carved
The Journey of the
Magi
and
The Deposition
round the left doorway.
