Tempio Malatestiano
Cathedral of Rimini, Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Tempio Malatestiano (Italian: Malatesta Temple) is the unfinished cathedral church of Rimini, Italy. Officially named for St. Francis, it takes the popular name from Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, who commissioned its reconstruction by the famous Renaissance theorist and architect Leon Battista Alberti around 1450.[1]
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Tempio Malatestiano | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
District | Diocese of Rimini |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Minor basilica |
Year consecrated | 800 |
Location | |
Location | Rimini, Italy |
Geographic coordinates | 44°03′35″N 12°34′13″E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Leon Battista Alberti |
Type | Church |
Style | Romanesque |
Groundbreaking | 800 |
Completed | 1468 (unfinished) |
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