Cremona Cathedral

Cremona Cathedral devoted to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Cremona, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is the seat of the Bishop of Cremona. Its bell tower is the famous Torrazzo, symbol of the town and tallest pre contemporary tower in Italy. Also adjoining is the baptistery, another vital medieval monument. Originally built in Romanesque fashion, the cathedral has been restored and prolonged several instances, with Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque elements. Construction started out in 1107, but the works were damaged and halted after an earthquake in 1117.

Construction resumed in 1129, and the constructing turned into probably finished in 1160 to 1170. The main altar, devoted to the metropolis's purchaser saints Archelaus and Himerius, changed into consecrated in 1196. The present day façade was likely built inside the 13th and the early 14th century. In the identical period the palms of the transept have been additionally brought: the northern in 1288 and the southern in 1348. The foremost facade, together with the adjacent baptistery, is one of the maximum crucial monuments of Romanesque artwork in Europe.