The Cathedral's façade

The Duomo (Cathedral) of Modena, in Italy, is one of the most outstanding Romanesque building of Europe and has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. Modena (Mòdna in Modenese dialect) is a city and a province on the south side of the Po valley, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. ... Romanesque St. ... A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, covering around 10,790,000 km² (4,170,000 sq mi) or 2. ... UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1945. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ...

The Cathedral was built from 1099 onwards by the architect Lanfranco, over the site of the sepulchre of San Gimignano, Modena's patron saint. Already two churches had been constructed there since 400 AD, but they had been both destroyed. The Saint's remains are still exhibited in the Cethedral's crypt. 1099 also refers to a United States tax form used for--among other things--independent contractors. ... San Gimignano San Gimignano is a small walled medieval hill-top town in Tuscany, Italy, about a 35 minute drive north-west of Siena and about the same distance southwest of Florence. ... Events First invasion of Italy by Alaric (probable date). ... Crypt is also a commonly used name of water trumpets, aquatic plants. ...

After Lanfranco's work, the Cathedral was embellished by Anselmo da Campione and his heirs, the so-called "campionese-masters". The currente façade is therefore the result of different styles, though fermoing and harmonically fusion. The majestic rose-window was added by Anselmo in the 13th century, while the two lions sustaining the entrance's columns are of Roman age, probably discovered while digging for the foundations. (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Binomial name Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Lion (Panthera leo) is a mammal of the family Felidae. ... It has been suggested that Culture of ancient Rome be merged into this article or section. ...

The façade has also notable reliefs by Wiligelmus, a Lanfranco's contemporary: these includes portraits of prophets and patriarchs, and most of all the Biblical Stories, an absolute masterpiece of Romanesque sculpture. The scholars have pointed out the splendid achievements in the creation of Adam and Eve, the original sin and the stoy of Noah. A prophet is a person who is believed to communicate with God, or with a deity. ... Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised autocratic authority as a pater familias over an extended family. ... This article is about the biblical Adam and Eve. ... Extensible VAX Editor EVE stands for Extensible VAX Editor, a flexible text editor that is part of the VMS operating system. ... Noah or Nóach (Rest, Standard Hebrew נוֹחַ Nóaḥ, Tiberian Hebrew × Ö¹×—Ö· Nōªḥ; Arabic نوح Nūḥ), is a Biblical figure who, according to Genesis, built an ark to save his family and each species of the worlds animals from the Deluge (an example of Divine retribution). ...

Wiligelmus' relief depicting Adam and Eve

The side gates are also noteworthy. On Piazza Grande, the Porta Regia ("Royal Gate"), also by the campionesi, and the shorter Porta dei Principi ("Princes' Gate"), decorated with a relief depicting episodes of the life of San Geminiano, by a Wiligelmus' pupil. On the northern side is the Porta della Peschiera ("Fish Market's Gate"), with reliefs inspired to the cycles of the years' twelve months (on the doorposts) and tales from the Breton Cycle of King Arthur (on the arch). The month is a unit of time, used with calendars, which is approximately as long as some natural period related to the motion of the Moon (i. ... Breton can refer to: The Breton language A person from Brittany Author André Breton This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... King Arthur is an important figure in the mythology of Great Britain, where he appears as the ideal of kingship in both war and peace. ...

The interior's suggestion qualities lay in its austerity and simplicity. It is divided into three naves. Between the central nave and the crypt is a marble parapet by Anselmo da Campione portraying the Passion of Christ, including the Last Supper. The pulpit is by Arrigo da Campione, decorated with small terracotta statues. Notable also the wood crucifix from the 14th century. Full descriptions of the elements of a Gothic floorplan are found at the entry Cathedral diagram. ... The Passion is the technical term for the suffering and Agony of Jesus that led directly to the Crucifixion, a central Christian event. ... This article relates the event related in the New Testament of the Bible, see The Last Supper (disambiguation) for other uses, including a list of famous works of art with this name. ... For other uses of Ambo, see Ambo, Ethiopia and ambulance. ... Terra cotta is a hard semifired waterproof ceramic clay used in pottery and building construction. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right}. It is housed in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. As a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was that century which lasted from 1301 to...

The Duomo houses also the nativity scenes by two great Modenese artistis: Antonio Begarelli's one (1527) and, in the crpyt, Guido Mazzoni's one (1480), also known as the Madonna della Pappa ("Madonna of the Pap"). A traditional nativity scene from Naples, Italy A nativity scene (usually capitalized if referring to the birth of Jesus), also called a crib or crèche (meaning crib or manger in French) generally refers to any depiction of the birth or birthplace of Jesus. ... Events January 5 - Felix Manz, co-founder of the Swiss Anabaptists, was drowned in the Limmat River in Zürich by the Zürich Reformed state church. ... Events March 6 - Treaty of Toledo - Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain recognize African conquests of Afonso of Portugal and he cedes the Canary Islands to Spain Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy becomes independent from the Golden Horde. ...

The Torre della Ghirlandina is annexed to the church.