Benevento Cathedral

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Benevento Cathedral is a religious building in Benevento, southern Italy. The church dates to the Lombard foundation of the Duchy of Benevento, in the late 8th century, but after its destruction during Allied bombings in the course of World War II, it was largely rebuilt in the 1960s.
The Cathedral is in the site of the First Christian church in Benevento, where once was the Roman Capitol. In general the foundation is dated to the early 7th century, although later, under duke Arechis II, it was enlarged in the 8th century into the edifice which is the current one’s crypt.
The modern church has maintained the Romanesque façade and bell tower. Also preserved is the crypt of the primitive church, with remains of 14th century frescoes. All the rest belongs to the modern edifice completed in the 1960s.
The façade, dating to the late 13th century, is entirely in White marble, inspired by contemporary Pisan structures. It has two orders with six arcades, which are less deep in the lower one. The main portal is enclosed in an architrave and two richly decorated imposts. The side portals’ imposts are re-used Roman architraves. The upper arcades form a loggia, and are separated by decorated columns. The arcade above the portal has a rose windows with twelve ray columns and a mosaic of the Mystic Lamb. The other arcades have oculi and a single mullioned window. The rightmost one, finally, has a depiction of “Knight” from the 13th century, placed there after the destruction of the original tomb it decorated.
The interior, in modern Style, houses however several historical features: these include a large statue of St. Bartholomew (early 14th century), some 18th century artworks which escaped the destruction of 1943, and the 7th-8th century crypt.

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