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Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Orte, Italy
Photograph and brief history from Christus Rex.
http://www.christusrex.org/www2/comuni/orte/catten.htm
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Cathedral of San Marco, Venice
Plan, photographs, brief history and critical analysis of this Italo-Byzantine marvel by Michelle Roberts.
http://www.manitoulin-link.com/medieval/sanmarco.html
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Cathedral, Pisa, Italy
Images, commentary and bibliography from Great Buildings Online.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Cathedral_of_Pisa.html
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Florence Cathedral
The official site provides an illustrated history and bibliography of the famed Santa Maria del Fiore, with its octagonal baptistry and Renaissance cupola. Includes plans of mosaics and frescos.
http://www.duomofirenze.it/
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Florence Cathedral
Great Buildings Online provide photographs, commentary and bibliography on the Gothic cathedral designed by master mason Arnolfo di Cambio, with a Renaissance dome added by Filippo Brunelleschi.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Florence_Cathedral.html
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Orvieto Cathedral, Italy
Photographs, commentary and bibliography on the Gothic cathedral designed by master mason Arnolfo di Cambio and built 1290 to 1500, provided by Great Buildings Online.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Orvieto_Cathedral.html
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Passing Through St. Peter's
A gallery of beautiful images of the central cathedral of the Catholic faith provided by Eternal Word Television Network.
http://www.ewtn.com/gallery/sp/sp1.htm
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Pisa in Virtual Reality
ComPart provides interactive 360-degree QuickTime panoramas of the superb architectural ensemble of Cathedral Square, the cloistered churchyard, Baptistry and Cathedral, with brief descriptions.
http://ww2.webcomp.com/virtuale/us/pisa/movie.htm
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St. Peter's in Rome, Italy
Images, commentary and bibliography on this great cathedral from Great Building Online.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/St_Peters_of_Rome.html
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The Duomo, Milan
A photograph and brief history of the largest of the Italian Gothic cathedrals, (begun c.1386) from Deborah Volpe's Guide to Milan's Art and Architecture.
http://www.simmons.edu/~volpe/duomo.html
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The Duomo, Siena
A beautiful example of the convergence of Gothic and Romanesque - squat, round domes and arches offset by soaring towers. Expandable photographs and description from Digital Imaging Project.
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/sienacath/duomo.html
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa
The official site gives an illustrated history of the famously tilted medieval cathedral bell tower, Quick Time Virtual Reality panoramas and huge searchable archives of photographs and historical sources.
http://torre.duomo.pisa.it/index_eng.html
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