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dates back to various periods. The bell tower and the apse were started at
 the beginning of 1552 according to the noble rules of Gothic-Catalan
architecture.
This slow but steady work was finally completed in 1730, the
year of the consecration.
The octagonal dome and
the impressive Doric columns are late Renaissance style, while the elevated
presbytery which opens out into 5 chapels with orgival arcs is Gothic style.
Among the most important examples of marble
furnishings you can see the main altar which dates back to the first half of
the 18th century, in the left transect, the notable neoclassic mausoleum of
Maurizio di Savoia Duke of Monferrato. The sacristy house some refined
examples of Catalan goldsmithery dating back to the 16th century. |
