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Name:
Cattedrale di Gravina in Puglia
Alternative name:
Concattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Category:
Church, ruined church, chapel, temple
Religion:
Catholic
World heritage:
no
Description:
The first Cathedral of Gravina was built in 1092 on the will of Umfrido, a Norman nobleman. This building was destroyed by a terrible earthquake in 1456 and was rebuilt during the bishop D'Aquino's episcopate. Externally the church presents three entrances: an incomplete bigger portal and two more little decorated ones. On the central front we notice a very fine rose-window. The Cathedral has got three aisles; in the middle, there is a high marble altar. A very fine choir, made of solid valnut, is endowed with a particular organ for the peculiar features of the sounds.
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Location
Address:
Piazza Benedetto XIII
City:
Gravina in Puglia
Zip:
Country:
Italy
Territorial unit:
Puglia
Latitude:
40.8174
Longitude:
16.4133
Elevation:
344.62
Contact
Manager:
Diocese of Altamura - Gravina
Phone:
Web address:
Stakeholder organization:
ITALIAN BISHOPS 'CONFERENCE CEI - Puglia
Additional information
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Availability:
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City attractiveness:
Regional
City services:
Average
Thematic routes:
Appian Way
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Keywords:
cathedral, pilgrimage,Baroque,Catholic,cultural attraction,Gothic,Marian shrine,Pilgrimage visits,Religious attraction,Renaissance,Romanesque,Romanesque,Shrine