Knisja
Il-Knisja ta 'S. Michele Maggiore
20 persuna tal-post jissuġġeruh
Lokalità
Piazza San Michele
Pavia, Lombardia
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A first church devoted to St. Michael Archangel was built on the location of the Lombard Palace chapel (to this period belongs the lower section of the bell tower), but it was destroyed by a fire in 1004. The current construction was begun in the late 11th century (crypt, choir and transept) and was completed by 1155. The vaults of the nave, originally with two grossly squared groin-vaulted spans, were replaced in 1489 by the design of master architect Agostino de Candia[1] in four rectangular spans, and the structure was created by his father the renown Pavia master mason Iacopo da Candia[2]. The basilica was the seat of numerous important events, including the coronations of Louis III (900) and Frederick Barbarossa (1155), among the others
A first church devoted to St. Michael Archangel was built on the location of the Lombard Palace chapel (to this period belongs the lower section of the bell tower), but it was destroyed by a fire in 1004. The current construction was begun in the late 11th century (crypt, choir and transept) and was…
A masterpiece of Romanesque architecture , this church represents a fundamental stage of the historical and artistic itinerary of Pavia.
Middeleeuwse kerk waar vroeger de Duitse keizer tot koning van Italie gekroond werd.