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176: 167: 20: 88:, numerous of which were remade in the 19th century. There is a description by John Ruskin of the decayed state of that façade, observed during his tour of 1845. The lower part has a series of blind arcades, the central of which includes the main portal. The upper part, built using plenty of iron materials to counter wind, has four orders of small loggias. On the summit, flanked by two other angels, is the 4 m-tall statue of 158: 149: 140: 131: 28: 315: 111:; the nave is supported by arcades on monolithic columns. From the southern transept rises the bell tower, built in the 12th-14th centuries, with a series of single, double and triple 266: 310: 305: 92:. According to a legend, an angel's finger would have a huge diamond. On the lower right corner of the façade is a statue (1480) of the Madonna 213: 89: 116: 249: 208: 166: 175: 19: 188: 78: 62: 112: 196: 97: 39: 299: 84:
Notable is the façade, from the 13th century, with a large series of sculptures and
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61:(Major Council), the commune's most important assembly. It is dedicated to 27: 104: 42: 57:, built over the ancient Roman forum. Until 1370 it was the seat of the 50: 85: 54: 46: 26: 258:
HD 360° Panoramic Interactive Photo of San Michele in Foro Square
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13th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
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The church is mentioned for the first time in 795 as
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Roman Catholic
basilica
Lucca
Tuscany
Italy
Archangel Michael
Pope Alexander II
inlays
St. Michael the Archangel
Matteo Civitali
transept
apse
mullioned windows
Giovanni dell'Agnello






Luca della Robbia
Filippino Lippi
Romanesque architecture
Saint Michael (Roman Catholic)
Page with numerous sculpture details
HD 360° Panoramic Interactive Photo of San Michele in Foro Square
43°50′35″N 10°30′10″E / 43.84306°N 10.50278°E / 43.84306; 10.50278
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