Place of worship
Basilica of San Domenico
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April 24, 2018
At the death in 1221 of Saint Dominic, in this convent of the order he founded, work began on the church that took several centuries to complete. The marble tomb that enshrines his remains is reason enough to visit, carved in minute details by the greatest artists of the day, including Michelangelo and Nicola Pisano. The church's art treasures don't end here. The outstanding wood inlay by intarsia master fra' Damiano da Bergamo in the choir was hailed by Renaissance contemporaries as the eighth wonder of the world. Each first and second Saturday of the month, at 10.30am and 3.30pm, free guided tours are offered to the chapels, choir, Inquisition rooms, St. Dominic's cell, and other places no
At the death in 1221 of Saint Dominic, in this convent of the order he founded, work began on the church that took several centuries to complete. The marble tomb that enshrines his remains is reason enough to visit, carved in minute details by the greatest artists of the day, including Michelangelo…
Gabriele
March 22, 2018
An extraordinary feature is certainly the ark that contains the mortal remains of San Domenico, made by famous renaissance sculptors form Tuscany, by Niccolò dell'Arca and completed by the divine Michelangelo. But there is more: the beautiful 16th-century choir; the sepulchers, the cloister.
Maria Cristina
December 14, 2014
Beautiful Basilica to visit
Nicolò
April 19, 2021
🇮🇹 La basilica di San Domenico è uno dei più importanti luoghi di culto di Bologna, sede principale dell'ordine dei frati predicatori. 🇬🇧 The basilica of San Domenico is one of the most important places of worship in Bologna, the main seat of the order of preaching friars.
Franco
October 11, 2014
bellissimo complesso architettonico religioso con piazza ed arche dei santi.
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13 P.za S. Domenico
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna