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Battistero
Via Emilia Ovest, 85, Parma, ItalyTel: +39 0521235886
The Baptistry, located next to the Cathedral, is undoubtedly one of the tallest expressions of art in Italy. The solemn Gothic interior features a double baptismal font dating from the end of the thirteenth century. The interior also shows the cycle of months and seasons and the respective zodiac signs, all sculpted by Antelami. The building is covered with a dome, and has semicircular niches and, in the upper part, two loggias. There is a splendid cycle of paintings in tempera from the second half of the thirteenth century, and in the apse are frescoes from the Emilian school of the fourteenth century. The decoration has recently been restored. Entrance fee: EUR3.
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