Aerial view of the Duomo of Parma with its belfry.

Illusionististic fresco in the cathedral.

The Cathedral of Parma (Duomo) is a church in Parma, Emilia-Romagna (Italy). It is one of the most important Romanesque cathedrals in Europe. Parma is a medieval city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, with splendid architecture and a fine countryside around it. ... Emilia Romagna, painting by Frans Koppelaar Emilia-Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. ... Romanesque St. ...

The construction was begun in 1059 by bishop Cadalo, later antipope with the name of Honorius II, and was consecrated by Paschal II in 1116. A basilica existed probably in the 6th century, but was later abandoned; another church had been consecrated in the 9th century in the rear part of the preceding one, nuder count-bishop Guibodo. The new church was heavily damaged by an earthquake in 1117 and had to be restored. Of the original building, remains can be seen in the presbitery, the transept, the choir and the apses, and in some sculpture fragments. The wide façade was completed in 1178: it has three loggia floors and three portals, whose doors were sculpted by Luchino Bianchino in 1494. Between the central and the right doors is the tomb of the mathematician Biagio Pelacani, who died in 1416. Events Anselm of Canterbury settles at the Benedictine monastery of Le Bec in Normandy. ... Honorius II (d. ... Paschal II, né Ranierius (d. ... Events Baldwin I of Jerusalem undertakes an invasion of Egypt The modern book of separate pages stitched together is invented in China Construction starts on the Chennkesava temple The Aztecs leave Aztlán searching for the site of what will eventually become Tenochtitlán and later Mexico City Births Deaths... As a means of recording the passage of time the 9th century was that century that lasted from 801 to 900. ... Events May 3 - Merton Priory (Thomas Becket school) consecrated. ... Events June 18 - Five Canterbury monks see what was possibly the Giordano Bruno crater being formed The Sung Document written detailing the discovery of Mu-Lan-Pi (suggested by some to be California) by Muslim sailors The Chronicle of Gervase of Canterbury written The Leaning Tower of Pisa begins to... Villa Godi by Palladio. ... 1494 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events May 30 - The Catholic Church burns Jerome of Prague as a heretic. ...

The Gothic belfry was added later, in 1284-1294: a twin construction on the left side had been conceived, but it was never begun. // Events War and politics King Charles II of Naples is captured in a naval battle off Naples by Roger of Lauria, admiral to King Peter III of Aragon. ... For broader historical context, see 1290s and 13th century. ...

The interior has a Latin cross plant, with a nave and two aisles divided by pliasters. The presbitery and the transept are elevated, to allow space for the underlying crypt. The latter houses fragments of ancient mosaics which show the presence here of a cult edifice at least in the 3rd or 4th century AD. The side chapels were built to house the sepulchers of the noble families of Parma: two of them, the Valeri Chapel and the Commune Chapel, have maintained the original decoration from the 14th century.

Particularly noteworthy are the capitals, also in the exterior: many of them are characterized by rich decorations with leaves, mythological figures, scenes of war, as well as Biblical and Gospel scenes. The paintings, as revealed by a capital stripped of the 16th century gold painting, were originally polychrome.

Also in the interior, on the cupola ceiling, is the famous Assumption of the Virgin fresco by Correggio (1526-1530. In the right transept is the Deposition by Benedetto Antelami (1178). The Assumption of the Virgin (1526-1530) is a fresco by the Italian Late Renaissance artist Antonio da Correggio. ... Antonio Allegri da Correggio Jupiter and Io, 1531 or 32 Antonio Allegri da Correggio (Correggio, Italy August 1489 – March 5, 1534) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance. ... Events January 14 - Treaty of Madrid. ... Events June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... Antelamis Deposition Benedetto Antelami (c. ... Events June 18 - Five Canterbury monks see what was possibly the Giordano Bruno crater being formed The Sung Document written detailing the discovery of Mu-Lan-Pi (suggested by some to be California) by Muslim sailors The Chronicle of Gervase of Canterbury written The Leaning Tower of Pisa begins to...

External links

• Official website