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Cathedral of Cagliari
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Cagliari Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, dedicated to the Virgin Mary and to Saint Cecilia. It is the seat of the archbishop of Cagliari. The church was built in the 13th century in Pisan-Romanesque style, obtaining cathedral status in 1258.
Nearby attractions
Antico Palazzo di Città
Piazza Palazzo, 6, 09124 Cagliari CA, Italy
Bastion Saint Remy
Piazza Costituzione, 09121 Cagliari CA, Italy
Palazzo Regio
Piazza Palazzo, 1, 09124 Cagliari CA, Italy
Torre dell'Elefante
Piazza S. Giuseppe, 5, 09124 Cagliari CA, Italy
Bastione di Santa Croce
Via Santa Croce, 35, 09124 Cagliari CA, Italy
Hope Church
Via del Fossario, 09124 Cagliari CA, Italy
Giardino Sotto le Mura "Giardino Fratelli Giuseppe e Vittorino Fiori"
Giardino sotto le Mura, Viale Regina Elena, 8, 09124 Cagliari CA, Italy
Church of Saint James
Piazza S. Giacomo, 3, 09124 Cagliari CA, Italy
Museo Diocesano del Duomo
Via del Fossario, 5, 09124 Cagliari CA, Italy
Porta Cristina
Piazza Arsenale, 09123 Cagliari CA, Italy
Nearby restaurants
Libarium Nostrum
Via Santa Croce, 35, 09124 Cagliari CA, Italy
Cafè Plazuela
Piazza Carlo Alberto, 1, 09124 Cagliari CA, Italy
L'Osteria di Castello
Via Alberto Lamarmora, 94, 09124 Cagliari CA, Italy
Ristorante Pani e Casu Cagliari
Via Santa Croce, 51, 09124 Cagliari CA, Italy
Amalfi Pizza & Gin Cagliari
Via Santa Croce, 49, 09124 Cagliari CA, Italy
Bombas
Via Università, 37, 09124 Cagliari CA, Italy
Sa Piola
Vico I Santa Margherita, 3, 09124 Cagliari CA, Italy
Coccodi Dolce e Salato
Via Santa Margherita, 9, 09124 Cagliari CA, Italy
Il Gusto Dei Cannas
Via Alberto Lamarmora, 60, 09124 Cagliari CA, Italy
ETOMA
Scalette di Santa Chiara, 09124 Cagliari CA, Italy
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Cathedral of Cagliari

Piazza Palazzo, 4/a, 09124 Cagliari CA, Italy
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Cagliari Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, dedicated to the Virgin Mary and to Saint Cecilia. It is the seat of the archbishop of Cagliari. The church was built in the 13th century in Pisan-Romanesque style, obtaining cathedral status in 1258.

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attractions: Antico Palazzo di Città, Bastion Saint Remy, Palazzo Regio, Torre dell'Elefante, Bastione di Santa Croce, Hope Church, Giardino Sotto le Mura "Giardino Fratelli Giuseppe e Vittorino Fiori", Church of Saint James, Museo Diocesano del Duomo, Porta Cristina, restaurants: Libarium Nostrum, Cafè Plazuela, L'Osteria di Castello, Ristorante Pani e Casu Cagliari, Amalfi Pizza & Gin Cagliari, Bombas, Sa Piola, Coccodi Dolce e Salato, Il Gusto Dei Cannas, ETOMA
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+39 070 663837
Website
duomodicagliari.it

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Nearby attractions of Cathedral of Cagliari

Antico Palazzo di Città

Bastion Saint Remy

Palazzo Regio

Torre dell'Elefante

Bastione di Santa Croce

Hope Church

Giardino Sotto le Mura "Giardino Fratelli Giuseppe e Vittorino Fiori"

Church of Saint James

Museo Diocesano del Duomo

Porta Cristina

Antico Palazzo di Città

Antico Palazzo di Città

4.6

(228)

Open 24 hours
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Bastion Saint Remy

Bastion Saint Remy

4.6

(10.1K)

Open 24 hours
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Palazzo Regio

Palazzo Regio

4.5

(392)

Open 24 hours
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Torre dell'Elefante

Torre dell'Elefante

4.3

(1.4K)

Open 24 hours
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Things to do nearby

Cagliari pasta cooking class: culurgiones
Cagliari pasta cooking class: culurgiones
Fri, Dec 5 • 11:00 AM
09129, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
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Sail to the Devils Saddle by catamaran
Sail to the Devils Saddle by catamaran
Fri, Dec 5 • 10:00 AM
09125, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
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Discover the typical products of the San Benedetto market
Discover the typical products of the San Benedetto market
Tue, Dec 9 • 10:00 AM
09128, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
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Nearby restaurants of Cathedral of Cagliari

Libarium Nostrum

Cafè Plazuela

L'Osteria di Castello

Ristorante Pani e Casu Cagliari

Amalfi Pizza & Gin Cagliari

Bombas

Sa Piola

Coccodi Dolce e Salato

Il Gusto Dei Cannas

ETOMA

Libarium Nostrum

Libarium Nostrum

4.2

(1.3K)

$$

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Cafè Plazuela

Cafè Plazuela

4.2

(278)

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L'Osteria di Castello

L'Osteria di Castello

3.6

(283)

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Ristorante Pani e Casu Cagliari

Ristorante Pani e Casu Cagliari

4.4

(776)

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La chiesa intitolata a S. Maria ha come patrona S. Cecilia ed è cattedrale di Cagliari, ubicata nel quartiere alto di Castello. La S. Maria ha facciata neoromanica (1927-33) e interno di caratterizzazione seicentesca (1669-74). Della fabbrica medioevale, in cantoni calcarei di media e grande pezzatura, si conservano il campanile a canna quadrata, la nuda controfacciata e i bracci del transetto, con tratti di paramento romanico e due delle cappelle che vi si aprivano ai lati dell’abside orientata, in origine semicircolare. Il presbiterio quadrangolare è sopraelevato sull’organismo semipogeico della cripta, cosiddetta “santuario dei Martiri” (1618); dentro l’involucro seicentesco, l’altare è una semplice mensa su colonnine con capitelli romanici. Il campanile, affiancato a settentrione in linea con la facciata, ha zoccolo a scarpa e larghe paraste d’angolo che riquadrano specchi continui in cui si aprono luci a centina ogivale, mentre gli archetti del coronamento hanno taglio semicircolare. A circa due metri di altezza è scolpita la “canna toscana”, misura lineare di m 2,48, suddivisa in quattro braccia di cm 62 o dieci palmi di cm 24,8. A destra della facciata si trova invece lo “starello”, campione di unità di volume. Descrizioni e disegni della chiesa, anteriori alla ristrutturazione barocca conclusa con il prospetto datato 1703, permettono di restituirne l’icnografia romanica a croce “commissa”, con tre navate coperte in legno e divise da quattro colonne per fianco. In prossimità della terza colonna di destra si trovava il Pergamo di Guglielmo, scolpito nel 1159-62 e trasferito nel 1312 dalla cattedrale di Pisa a quella di Cagliari, dov’è tuttora. La facciata romanica, timpanata, era divisa da archeggiature orizzontali in due ordini, tripartiti da lesene. Nell’ordine superiore si disponevano ruote probabilmente intarsiate; in quello inferiore si apriva un portale per ogni specchio. Il portale mediano conserva in situ l’arco di scarico a cunei bicromi (restaurato) e l’architrave a cespo e girali d’acanto classicheggianti, ascrivibile alla metà del XIII secolo al pari dell’architrave con leoni monocefali affrontati e degli altri frammenti marmorei recuperati nella demolizione del prospetto barocco e custoditi parte nella sacrestia, parte nell’episcopio. In quest’ultimo sono state messe in luce membrature architettoniche della testata del transetto, analoghe a quelle visibili nei fianchi occidentali di entrambi i bracci, ognuno con portale rivolto a occidente. Lo zoccolo ha scarpa goticamente sagomata, da cui originano le membrature di partizione in specchi. A settentrione queste sono lesene, ribattute da coppie di semicolonne; a meridione, fasci di tre semicolonne, pure sottili e ognuna conclusa da capitellino, su cui poggiano le arcatelle a pianetto e toro. Motivi fitomorfi a rilievo piatto (nel braccio nord) e ovoli classicheggianti (in quello sud) decorano la cornice orizzontale, che segna l’originario livello delle coperture. I due portali architravati differiscono nello schema, romanico in quello settentrionale, gotico in quello meridionale, del primo ventennio del XIV secolo. Il primo ha stipiti parallelepipedi, capitelli a foglie d’acanto, arco di scarico e sopracciglio a tutto sesto. L’altro, di proporzioni più sfilate, ha colonne, capitelli classicheggianti, acuto timpano internamente a lobi ogivali. Nella lunetta del portale nord sono inseriti alcuni conci con decoro geometrico, un frammento di fregio tardoromano e uno di lastra mediobizantina con grifo. Nel timpano trilobato del portale sud è reimpiegato un sarcofago tardoromano ed è collocata una Madonna col Bambino di scultore pisano del primo Trecento. Le stesse maestranze toscane, di educazione gotico-italiana, aprirono a sinistra del presbiterio la cappella “pisana”, con pianta quadrata, bifora ogivale e volta a crociera quadripartita e costolonata, impostata sui capitelli troncoconici di semicolonne pensili, a loro volta nascenti da peducci con il...

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5.0
23w

The Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta e Santa Cecilia is truly a hidden gem and an architectural marvel that left me absolutely amazed. From the moment you step inside, you are transported into a world of spiritual tranquility and artistic beauty. The cathedral’s exterior, with its classic Romanesque style, immediately captures your attention, but it’s the interior that truly takes your breath away.

The play of light through the stained glass windows creates a serene and almost mystical atmosphere. Every corner is rich with detail—elaborate frescoes, intricate carvings, and a sense of sacred history that seems to whisper through the stone walls. The combination of devotion and artistry is overwhelming in the best possible way. You can sense the centuries of faith and community that have built and sustained this sacred place.

The altar, dedicated to both the Virgin Mary and Saint Cecilia, is particularly moving. Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music, adds a poetic touch to the ambiance—you almost expect to hear distant organ music resonating through the air.

Whether you’re religious or not, this cathedral offers a powerful experience. It’s not just a place of worship, but a testament to human creativity and devotion. I highly recommend a visit—it’s nothing short of...

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4.0
46w

The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta and Santa Cecilia, often known as the Cagliari Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the picturesque city of Cagliari, Sardinia. Its history dates back to the thirteenth century, with building beginning in 1258 after the city was conquered by Pisa. Over the ages, the cathedral has experienced several repairs and adjustments, resulting in an intriguing mix of architectural styles such as Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque, and Neoclassical.

The cathedral's main front, a magnificent example of Neoclassical architecture, was renovated in the eighteenth century. In contrast, the bell tower, a robust survival from the thirteenth century, emanates a particular Romanesque character.

Admission to the cathedral is usually free, however there may be a small cost to enter particular portions, such as the martyrs' chapel. Visitors are politely asked to dress modestly when viewing the cathedral, and it is best to check about the schedule of religious services, since access may be restricted during...

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The Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta e Santa Cecilia is truly a hidden gem and an architectural marvel that left me absolutely amazed. From the moment you step inside, you are transported into a world of spiritual tranquility and artistic beauty. The cathedral’s exterior, with its classic Romanesque style, immediately captures your attention, but it’s the interior that truly takes your breath away. The play of light through the stained glass windows creates a serene and almost mystical atmosphere. Every corner is rich with detail—elaborate frescoes, intricate carvings, and a sense of sacred history that seems to whisper through the stone walls. The combination of devotion and artistry is overwhelming in the best possible way. You can sense the centuries of faith and community that have built and sustained this sacred place. The altar, dedicated to both the Virgin Mary and Saint Cecilia, is particularly moving. Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music, adds a poetic touch to the ambiance—you almost expect to hear distant organ music resonating through the air. Whether you’re religious or not, this cathedral offers a powerful experience. It’s not just a place of worship, but a testament to human creativity and devotion. I highly recommend a visit—it’s nothing short of extraordinary.
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The Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta e Santa Cecilia is truly a hidden gem and an architectural marvel that left me absolutely amazed. From the moment you step inside, you are transported into a world of spiritual tranquility and artistic beauty. The cathedral’s exterior, with its classic Romanesque style, immediately captures your attention, but it’s the interior that truly takes your breath away. The play of light through the stained glass windows creates a serene and almost mystical atmosphere. Every corner is rich with detail—elaborate frescoes, intricate carvings, and a sense of sacred history that seems to whisper through the stone walls. The combination of devotion and artistry is overwhelming in the best possible way. You can sense the centuries of faith and community that have built and sustained this sacred place. The altar, dedicated to both the Virgin Mary and Saint Cecilia, is particularly moving. Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music, adds a poetic touch to the ambiance—you almost expect to hear distant organ music resonating through the air. Whether you’re religious or not, this cathedral offers a powerful experience. It’s not just a place of worship, but a testament to human creativity and devotion. I highly recommend a visit—it’s nothing short of extraordinary.
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