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Duomo
Duomo Review
The Romanesque Duomo, the Cattedrale di San Zeno, dates from as early as the 5th century. It houses a magnificent silver altar dedicated to Saint James. The two half-figures on the left are by Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446), the first Renaissance architect (and designer of Florence's magnificent Duomo cupola). The octagonal Battistero, with green-and-white-stripe marble cladding, dates from the middle of the 14th century. Three of its eight sides have doorways; the main door facing the piazza is crowned with a rose window. Note the lovely little lantern crowning the top of the building.
- Address: Piazza del Duomo, Pistoia, 51100
- Phone: 0573/25095
- Cost: Free; access to altarpiece €2
- Hours: Church: Oct.--Apr., Mon.--Sat. 8--12:30 and 3:30--7, Sun. 8--1 and 3:30--7; May--Sept., daily 8--1 and 3:30--7. Altar: Mon.--Sat. 10--12:30 and 3--5:30, Sun. 8--9:30, 11--11:30, and 4--5:30
- Location: Pistoia
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