Piazza Duomo Parma

Left: Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral - Duomo di Parma. This is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Parma, Italy. Construction started in 1074. The wide façade, made from blocks of sandstone, was completed in 1178. Right: San Giovanni Battista Baptistery. Designed by Benedetto Antelami, and built between 1196 and 1216, the Baptistery of Parma is one of the most important monuments of the transition from Romanesque to early Gothic architecture. The octagonal structure, in pink Verona marble, includes four tiers of open loggias with architraved portals. Thank you for your visits / comments / faves!