The River Adige
Looking down the River Adige in Verona, with Il Duomo on the left and San Giorgio in Braida on the right.
Verona’s Duomo was consecrated in 1187, having been built on the site of an ancient Christian structure, and has served as one of the city’s many centres of religious devotion ever since.
It has been worked on for almost all of its 825-year history, with major restoration carried out in the 15th and 16th centuries and the bell tower added in 1927.
The interior is a mixture of architectural styles, from Romanesque in its lower levels to Gothic the higher up you go, which each chapel has its own individual feel.
There is a grand organ and artwork by the likes of Titian and Falconetto decorating the interior.
The Duomo is part of a larger cathedral complex with the churches of San Giovanni in Fonte and Sant’Elana, the latter built roughly over the location of a fourth-century basilica.
Recent restoration has involved the restoration of the frescoes and the lighting system.
The church of San Giorgio in Braida is a Renaissance Roman Catholic church in the area of Verona known as Veronetta, to the north of the city centre, across the River Adige.
The dome was designed by Michele Sanmicheli, while the rest of the church is decorated with a white marble façade, lined by two rows of columns.
The bell tower dates from the 12th century and a monastery built on the same site, while the bells within are from 1776 and were used to develop the art of bell ringing in Verona.
Within the church are works by Jacopo Tintoretto and Paolo Veronese among others.
The River Adige
Looking down the River Adige in Verona, with Il Duomo on the left and San Giorgio in Braida on the right.
Verona’s Duomo was consecrated in 1187, having been built on the site of an ancient Christian structure, and has served as one of the city’s many centres of religious devotion ever since.
It has been worked on for almost all of its 825-year history, with major restoration carried out in the 15th and 16th centuries and the bell tower added in 1927.
The interior is a mixture of architectural styles, from Romanesque in its lower levels to Gothic the higher up you go, which each chapel has its own individual feel.
There is a grand organ and artwork by the likes of Titian and Falconetto decorating the interior.
The Duomo is part of a larger cathedral complex with the churches of San Giovanni in Fonte and Sant’Elana, the latter built roughly over the location of a fourth-century basilica.
Recent restoration has involved the restoration of the frescoes and the lighting system.
The church of San Giorgio in Braida is a Renaissance Roman Catholic church in the area of Verona known as Veronetta, to the north of the city centre, across the River Adige.
The dome was designed by Michele Sanmicheli, while the rest of the church is decorated with a white marble façade, lined by two rows of columns.
The bell tower dates from the 12th century and a monastery built on the same site, while the bells within are from 1776 and were used to develop the art of bell ringing in Verona.
Within the church are works by Jacopo Tintoretto and Paolo Veronese among others.