Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Sights
Duomo
(Piazza del Duomo; 9am-12.30pm & 3-7pm)
Another daring Romanesque beauty? Well, yes
and no. Consecrated in 1106, Parma cathedral's facade is classic Lombard-Romanesque,
but inside, the gilded pulpit and ornate lamp-holders scream baroque. Take note: there are
some genuine treasures here.
Up in the dome, Antonio da Correggio's
Assunzione della Vergine
(Assumption of the
Virgin) is a kaleidoscopic swirl of cherubims and whirling angels, while down in the
southern transept, Benedetto Antelami's
Deposizione
(Descent from the Cross; 1178) re-
lief is considered a masterpiece of its type.
CATHEDRAL
Battistero
(Piazza del Duomo; adult/reduced €6/4; 9am-12.30pm & 3-6.45pm)
Overshadowing even the
cathedral, the octagonal pink-marble baptistery on the south side of the piazza is one of
the most important such structures in Italy. Its architecture is a hybrid of Romanesque and
Gothic, and its construction started in 1196 on the cusp of the two great architectural eras.
Architect and sculptor Benedetto Antelami oversaw the project and it contains his best
work, including a celebrated set of figures representing the months, seasons and signs of
BAPTISTERY
