Sant’Andrea, Mantua

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Sant’Andrea in Mantua is a Renaissance church in northern Italy renowned for its monumental classical façade and innovative architectural design by Leon Battista Alberti.

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instanceOf Renaissance church
Roman Catholic church
basilica
architect Leon Battista Alberti
architecturalStyle Classical architecture
Renaissance architecture
city Mantua
commissionedBy Ludovico III Gonzaga
constructionStart 1472
country Italy
dedicatedTo Andrew the Apostle
surface form: Saint Andrew the Apostle
denomination Roman Catholic
designedInPeriod Renaissance Italy
surface form: Italian Renaissance
function parish church
pilgrimage church
hasBellTower yes
hasFaçadeType triumphal arch motif
hasFeature coffered ceiling
deep central portal
large central barrel vault
massive Corinthian pilasters
hasInteriorDecoration Renaissance frescoes
marble altars
hasNaveType single wide barrel-vaulted nave
hasPlanType Latin cross plan
hasSideSpaces sequence of side chapels
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site “Mantua and Sabbioneta”
housesRelic relic of the Precious Blood of Christ
influenced High Renaissance church architecture
later basilican church designs in Italy
influencedBy ancient Roman basilicas
ancient Roman triumphal arches
knownFor innovative architectural design
monumental classical façade
liturgicalRite Roman Rite
locatedIn Mantua
locatedInPartOf Northern Italy
surface form: northern Italy
locatedInRegion Lombardy
material brick
stucco
partOf historic centre of Mantua
patron House of Gonzaga
region Lombardy
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 2008

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Leon Battista Alberti designed Sant’Andrea, Mantua