Pisa Cathedral

Pisa Cathedral
Primatial Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary
"Il Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta"
Pisa Cathedral, with the Leaning Tower in the background.
43°43′24″N 10°23′45″E / 43.723281°N 10.395845°E / 43.723281; 10.395845
LocationPisa
CountryItaly
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Consecrated26 September 1118 (1118-09-26)
Architecture
Architect(s)Buscheto and Rainaldo
StylePisan Romanesque
Groundbreaking1064
Completed1092
Administration
ArchdiocesePisa
Part ofPiazza del Duomo, Pisa
CriteriaCultural:  (i), (iv)
Reference395
Inscription1987 (11th Session)

Pisa Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Pisa), officially the Primatial Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary (Cattedrale Metropolitana Primaziale di Santa Maria Assunta), is a medieval Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, in the Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa, Italy, the oldest of the three structures in the plaza followed by the Pisa Baptistry and the Campanile known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The cathedral is a notable example of Romanesque architecture, in particular the style known as Pisan Romanesque. Consecrated in 1118, it is the seat of the Archbishop of Pisa. Construction began in 1064 and was completed in 1092. Additional enlargements and a new façade were built in the 12th century and the roof was replaced after damage from a fire in 1595.