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Altamura, Cathedral (Santa Maria Assunta)


 

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Creation Date early 13th century
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Consecration Date c. 1269
Reign Frederician (Kingdom of Sicily)
Building Phases The building was declared complete by the middle of the thirteenth century, but further additions were carried out between 1260 and 1262. The cathedral was consecrated between 1269 and 1274. Significant construction is also attested in the first half of the fourteenth century. The west presbytery is known to have existed by 1688, but may have been constructed in the 15th or 16th centuries.
Materials limestone; volcanic stone; marble
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