Cagliari Cathedral
Piazza Palazzo, 4, Cagliari, Italia
Description:
The Cathedral is the main Roman Catholic Church of Cagliari. It was built in the XIII century in the Pisa-Romanesque style, in 1258 the church received the status of a cathedral. In the XVIII century, the building was restored in the Baroque style. Its current facade, made in the neo-Romanesque style, it found in 1930.
The magnificent interior of the cathedral fascinates with its beauty. Its main attraction is the XII century pulpit, richly decorated with carvings. At the foot of the balustrade of the presbytery are four marble lions. The Flemish triptych of the XV century, the Baroque tombstone of the Bishop of Cagliari Bernardo de La Cabra, the chapel of the XIV century and the mausoleum of the Aragonese King Martin I deserve attention. In the crypt of the temple there is a sanctuary of the Great Martyrs, in which there are niches with the relics of saints found during excavations at the Basilica of San Saturino. In the courtyard of the cathedral you can see three chapels richly decorated with baroque decorations.
The cathedral is a historical monument of architecture, extremely popular among tourists.