Santa Maria dei Miracoli (Marble Church)
Venice, Italy Luke Cabading Venice, Italy Luke Cabading

Santa Maria dei Miracoli (Marble Church)

Built between 1481 and 1489 by Pietro Lombardo to house a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary. The plans for the church were expanded in 1484 to include the construction of a new convent for nuns of St. Clare to the east. The convent was connected to the gallery of the church by an enclosed walkway that was later destroyed.

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Santa Maria della Salute
Venice, Italy Luke Cabading Venice, Italy Luke Cabading

Santa Maria della Salute

A competition was held to design the building. Of the eleven submissions (including designs by Alessandro Varotari, Matteo Ignoli, and Berteo Belli), only two were chosen for the final round. The architect Baldassare Longhena was selected to design the new church. It was finally completed in 1681 the year before Longhena's death. 

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Chiesa Sant' Andrea Apostolo
Como, Italy Luke Cabading Como, Italy Luke Cabading

Chiesa Sant' Andrea Apostolo

The parish church of Brunate is dedicated to the patron Saint Andrew Apostle and is located in Piazza della Chiesa. 

His earliest records date back to the fourteenth century, together with the annexed monastery today demolished; lastly expanded between 1914 and 1927 (hence the presence of two facades)…

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Como Cathedral
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Como Cathedral

The construction works, started under the supervision of Lorenzo degli Spazzi di Laino, did not finish until 1770 with the completion of the Rococo cupola by Filippo Juvarra. The imposing west front was built between 1457 and 1498 and features a rose window and a portal between two statues of Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger, natives of Como.

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Pisa Cathedral
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Pisa Cathedral

Construction on the cathedral began in 1063 (1064 according to the Pisan calendar of the time) by the architect Buscheto, and expenses were paid using the spoils received fighting against the Muslims in Sicily in 1063.

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Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere (Our Lady in Trastevere)
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Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere (Our Lady in Trastevere)

The Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere is a titular minor basilica in the Trastevere district of Rome, and one of the oldest churches of Rome. The basic floor plan and wall structure of the church date back to the 340s, and much of the structure to 1140-43. The first sanctuary was built in 221 and 227 by Pope Callixtus I and later completed by Pope Julius I. 

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