Place of worship
Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
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Tips from locals
Aldo
May 4, 2020
Crossing the beautiful Piazza Vecchia and continuing towards Piazza Duomo: you'll find yourself in front of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, the Bergamo's jewel ! Inside there is the tomb of Gaetano Donizetti,a beautiful monument adorned with seven bas-relief cherubs that symbolize the seven musical notes ..
Paolo
July 19, 2017
There is a deep and ancient connection between the city and the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, which is probably derived from the singular conditions of its construction. In the early 1100s, a terrible plague epidemic rages in Europe causing death and desolation. The inhabitants of Bergamo then decide to ask for help to the Madonna: if they will protect them from contagion they will dedicate a church as a thank you. And since the Bergamaschi are speaking people, in 1137 following the vote and on the Piazza del Duomo in the High City they build the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.
There is a deep and ancient connection between the city and the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, which is probably derived from the singular conditions of its construction. In the early 1100s, a terrible plague epidemic rages in Europe causing death and desolation. The inhabitants of Bergamo then…
Giovanna
August 6, 2022
Beautiful church with many famous paintings
Roberto
March 2, 2014
The Citta Alta cathedral
Alessandro
March 10, 2022
Passing the portico of the Palazzo della Ragione you reach Piazza Duomo, the other important square in Bergamo, if Piazza Vecchia has always been the symbol of administrative power, this is the square of religious power. The Church of Santa Maria Maggiore is the most important building in the square. It was built in 1137 and is characterized by the lack of an entrance door on the central facade, however compensated by four splendid side doors.
Passing the portico of the Palazzo della Ragione you reach Piazza Duomo, the other important square in Bergamo, if Piazza Vecchia has always been the symbol of administrative power, this is the square of religious power. The Church of Santa Maria Maggiore is the most important building in the square…
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Bergamo, Lombardia