Modena Cathedral
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Modena Cathedral is a renowned Romanesque cathedral in Modena, Italy, celebrated for its medieval architecture and UNESCO World Heritage status.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic cathedral
ⓘ
Romanesque cathedral ⓘ World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| architect | Lanfranco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalType | cathedral ⓘ |
| bellTower | Ghirlandina Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consecrationYear | 1184 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1099 ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Assumption of the Virgin Mary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Geminianus of Modena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| function |
place of worship
ⓘ
seat of a bishop ⓘ |
| governingBody | Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crypt containing relics of Saint Geminianus
ⓘ
façade with sculpted reliefs ⓘ rose window on the façade ⓘ three-aisled basilica plan ⓘ |
| heightOfBellTower_m | 86 ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
national monument of Italy ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Modena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricRegion | Emilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Emilia-Romagna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Piazza Grande, Modena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | white marble ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Romanesque sculpture
ⓘ
medieval reliefs of the Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| patronSaint | Saint Geminianus of Modena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousDiocese | Diocese of Modena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryBuildingMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| principalSculptor | Wiligelmo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfUNESCOListing | Europe and North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Catholicism ⓘ |
| servesAs | cathedral of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteID | 827 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteIncludes |
Ghirlandina Tower
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piazza Grande, Modena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteName | Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1997 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.