Храм святого Петра Church of St. Peter

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Many tourists think that the glorious temple of San Petronio on Piazza Maggiore is the main cathedral of Bologna. But not so. The Cathedral of the city is the church of St. Peter. The greatest early riddles about the Church of St. Peter in Bologna date back to the 10th century, and in 1141 the buddy died away at the later. Later, it was inspired by the Romanesque style, with which the crypt appeared, and in 1184 the church was re-consecrated by Pope Lucius III. In 1222, the roci won again suffered for an hour to the earth coward, the ala bula was inspired by the Gothic style. At which door it was significantly reawakened, and on the side of the modern street Altabella the gates of Lviv (Porta dei Leoni) were built. For example, in the XIV century, a portico was added to the side of the facade. In 1582, after the organization of the Bologna Archdiocese, the temple became the cathedral church (the decision to promote the status of Bologna was adopted by Pope Gregory XIII on February 10.1582).
In 1575-1577, the architect Domeniko Tibaldi, having inspired the head office and the crypt, in 1613-1618, the architect Niccol? the crypt of which can be compared with the height of the central nave of the Vatican Cathedral of St. Peter. In the period between 1743 and 1755, the fates of Alfonso Torreggian completed his life, arguing two links and a new facade from the will of Papi Benedict XIV, having taken the title of Archbishop of Bologna for himself.
Near the temple there are paintings by Prospero Fontana (1579), Ludoviko Carracci (1618), Marcantonio Franceschin (1728) and Donato Crete (1740), as well as sculptural groups, including Lamentation of the Dead Christ by Alfonso Lombardi (1522).
From the left nave of the cathedral, one can walk to a number of bays occupied by the temple museum.
Retail Cathedral (Tesoro della Cattedrale) was opened for the opening of 2000 anniversary celebrations of the Christian church, but the exhibition was not so successful for the opening of the exposition. The museum presents items of religious stuff, donated to the temple at different times, including Popes Benedict XIV and Gregory XV.
Unfortunately, the street in front of the church's facade is not wide enough to take a picture of the facade from the outside.