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A shimmering Renaissance epiphany materialising from the surrounding maze of mediev-
al streets, Piazza della Libertà is dubbed the most beautiful Venetian square on the main-
the Loggia del Lionello after its goldsmithing architect, Nicolò Lionello, is another clear
clock tower modelled on the one gracing Venice's Piazza San Marco. The
Arco Bollani
Palladio work from 1556, leads up to the castle used by the Venetian governors.
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
ART GALLERY
(Casa Cavazzini; 0432 41 47 72; Via Cavour 14; adult/reduced €5/2.50; 10.30am-5pm Sun, Mon,
Wed & Thu, to 7.30pm Fri & Sat)
Udine's newest museum brings together a number of be-
quests, creating a substantial collection of 20th-century Italian artists, including De
Chirico, Morandi, Campigli and Mušič. There's also a surprise horde of notable American
work, including a Willem de Kooning, Sol LeWitt and Carl Andre, all donated by the
artists after the 1976 Friulian earthquake. The gallery itself is a beautiful cultural asset, its
bold reconstruction designed by the late Gae Aulenti. Discover intriguing remnants of the
16th-century building's previous lives: spectacular, previously unknown 14th-century
frescoes that were uncovered during construction, and the Cavazzini family's 1930s Ra-
tionalist apartment, where you can peek at the old-style gym rings in the bathroom and a
formal dining room's intensely hued murals.
Cathedral
(Piazza Duomo)
The chapels of Udine's 13th-century Romanesque-Gothic cathedral house
CATHEDRAL
0432 50 68 30;
9am-noon & 4-6pm Tue-
Sat, 4-6pm Sun)
, with 13th- to 17th-century frescoes in the
Cappella di San Nicolò
theatre; its Tiepolos are certainly dramatic, including the ceiling painting
The Assumption
and eight biblical scenes in exquisite chiaroscuro by his son, Giandomenico, on the walls.
Castello
MUSEUM
