Parma Cathedral

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Roman Catholic cathedral Romanesque church building cathedral

Parma Cathedral is a Romanesque Catholic cathedral in Parma, Italy, renowned for its architecture and Correggio’s celebrated frescoes.

Aliases (2)
Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic cathedral →
Romanesque church building →
cathedral →
alsoKnownAs Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta →
Cattedrale di Parma →
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture →
artist Antonio da Correggio →
constructionStart 11th century →
coordinateLocation 44.801°N 10.328°E →
country Italy →
dedicatedTo Assumption of the Virgin Mary →
denomination Latin Church →
floorPlan Latin cross plan →
governingBody Roman Catholic Diocese of Parma →
hasArchitecturalType basilica →
hasArtwork Deposition from the Cross by Benedetto Antelami →
hasBellTowerPosition adjacent to the cathedral →
hasDomeDecoration illusionistic perspective frescoes →
hasFaçadeFeature Romanesque portals →
sculpted reliefs →
hasPart Parma Baptistery →
apse →
bell tower →
crypt →
dome →
façade →
nave →
heritageDesignation Italian national monument →
locatedIn Parma →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Emilia-Romagna NERFINISHED →
locatedInOldTown historic center of Parma →
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time →
materialUsed stone →
notableWork Assumption of the Virgin (dome fresco) →
frescoes by Antonio da Correggio →
numberOfTowers 1 →
partOf Diocese of Parma →
primaryUse place of worship →
religion Roman Catholicism →
rite Roman Rite →
sculptor Benedetto Antelami →
significantEvent consecration in the 12th century →
significantPeriod High Middle Ages →
styleOfInteriorDecoration Renaissance fresco decoration →
touristAttraction yes →
visitorType pilgrims →
tourists →
Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Parma Cathedral ("Cattedrale di Parma") →
Parma Cathedral ("Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta") →
alsoKnownAs
Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma →
burialPlace
Parma →
hasCathedral
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