Architecture

Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, main facade

Koper, Slovenia

Stolna cerkev Marijinega vnebovzetja [Slovenian]
Cattedrale dell’Assunta [Italian]
Stolnica sv. Nazarija [Slovenian]
Cattedrale di San Nazario [Italian]
Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, main facade

Architecture

architectural element(s)

Architecture: Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

full/alternative names
Cathedral of St. Nazarius
built
second half 12th century
style/period
work type by function
work type form/concept
material
architect / constr. phase
1488
facade redesign with Renaissance elements after damages by the earthquake of 1460
1380-1480
reconstruction after 1380 destruction by Genoese forces
1716
modifcations
1747-1749
Baroque modifications of the interior

Specifications

Specifications: Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

width
25.0 m
length
70.0 m
naves
central nave
width
24.0 m
number cupolas
1
number towers
1
towers
53.0 m
spire
bells number
8

Geography

local language location name
location:
Koper [Croatian]
Capodistria [Italian]
country:
Slovenija [Slovenian]
historic location names
Gafers [German]
Caput Histriae
Caput Histriae [Latin]
Capo d’Istria [Italian]
Justinopel [Latin]
historical affiliations
1250-1278
1278-1797
1797-1918
1804-1867
1867-1918
1919-1954
1954-1991

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,580 × 3,888  pixel
47.2 × 32.9 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
perspective control, colour corrected
copyrights
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