Rotonda di San Lorenzo

E341563

Rotonda di San Lorenzo is a small, circular Romanesque church in Mantua, Italy, dating back to the 11th century and considered the city's oldest church.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Rotonda di San Lorenzo canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Romanesque church
building
church
cultural heritage site
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
constructionStart 11th century
country Italy
dedicatedTo Saint Lawrence
denomination Catholic
floorLevel below current street level
hasAlternativeName Rotonda di San Lorenzo, Mantova
hasCoordinateLocation approximate coordinates 45.158°N 10.794°E
hasFeature ambulatory
apse
crypt
dome
frescoes
gallery
hasPlan centralized plan
hasStylePeriod Medieval
hasTouristFunction place of worship and visit
heritageDesignation cultural property of Italy
inception 11th century
inspiredBy Church of the Holy Sepulchre
surface form: Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
isPartOf historic center of Mantua
languageOfName Italian
locatedIn Lombardy
Mantua
Piazza delle Erbe
material brick
namedAfter Saint Lawrence
near Basilica of Sant’Andrea
surface form: Basilica of Sant’Andrea, Mantua

Palazzo della Ragione, Mantua
notableFor being the oldest church in Mantua
its circular Romanesque plan
oldestChurchIn Mantua
possibleModelFor Church of the Holy Sepulchre
surface form: Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
rediscovered 20th century
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
reopenedForWorship 20th century
restored 20th century
shape circular
wasAbandoned 15th century
wasUsedAs residential building
warehouse

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mantua hasLandmark Rotonda di San Lorenzo