Duomo of San Giorgio, Ragusa
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Duomo of San Giorgio | |
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Insigne collegiata di San Giorgio | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Catholic Church |
Region | Diocese of Ragusa |
Rite | Roman |
Location | |
Location | Ragusa |
Country | Italy |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Rosario Gagliardi |
Style | Sicilian Baroque, neoclassical |
Groundbreaking | 1739 |
Completed | circa 1775 |
The Duomo of San Giorgio (i.e. "Dome of St. George") is a Baroque church located in Ragusa Ibla, Sicily, Italy.
Its construction began in 1738 and ended in 1775.[1]
The cathedral appears in the opening credits of the Italian TV series Inspector Montalbano, and it also features in some episodes, as does the similarly named cathedral of Modica.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Salvatore Boscarino, Maria Giuffrè. Storia e restauro di architetture siciliane. Bonsignori, 1996. ISBN 8875972834.
- ^ Lee Marshall (6 September 2013). "Sicily: Montalbano's island". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
External links
[edit]Media related to Cathedral (Ragusa) at Wikimedia Commons
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