Concattedrale Gran Madre di Dio (Taranto Cathedral)

E937368

20th-century church building Roman Catholic co-cathedral modernist church building

Concattedrale Gran Madre di Dio (Taranto Cathedral) is a modernist Roman Catholic co-cathedral in Taranto, Italy, renowned for its striking contemporary design by architect Gio Ponti.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Concattedrale Gran Madre di Dio	0

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	20th-century church building ⓘ Roman Catholic co-cathedral ⓘ modernist church building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Concattedrale di Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ Taranto Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ
architect	Gio Ponti NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Modernism ⓘ
buildingType	cathedral ⓘ parish church ⓘ
completionDate	1970 ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Mary, Mother of God NERFINISHED ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
diocese	Archdiocese of Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ
floorPlan	basilica plan with single nave ⓘ
function	co-cathedral of the Archdiocese of Taranto ⓘ
hasArtisticStyle	abstract religious symbolism ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	example of Gio Ponti’s late ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ symbol of post-war modernity in Taranto ⓘ
hasFacadeOrientation	towards the Mar Piccolo of Taranto ⓘ
hasPart	broad forecourt ⓘ freestanding bell tower ⓘ large reflecting pool in front of the façade ⓘ
heritageDesignation	modern architectural landmark of Taranto ⓘ
inception	1960s ⓘ
locatedIn	Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Apulia NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed	glass ⓘ reinforced concrete ⓘ
nativeName	Concattedrale Gran Madre di Dio NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	large perforated concrete façade resembling a sail ⓘ striking contemporary design ⓘ
primaryUse	episcopal ceremonies ⓘ liturgical celebrations ⓘ
regionServed	Archdiocese of Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ city of Taranto ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholicism
startDate	1960s ⓘ

Referenced by (1)

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

Gio Ponti → notableWork → Concattedrale Gran Madre di Dio (Taranto Cathedral) ⓘ