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Vercelli, Italy

Basilica di Sant'Andrea

Vercelli, Italy

Basilica di Sant'Andrea
Photo: Idéfix · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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The Basilica di Sant'Andrea in Vercelli, Piedmont, is a minor basilica and monastery church founded in 1219 by Cardinal Guala Bicchieri and completed in 1227. Built in Italian Gothic style, it stands as an early example of Gothic architecture in Italy, drawing inspiration from Cistercian models while retaining Romanesque elements. The structure represents an important transitional work in medieval Italian ecclesiastical architecture.

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Built
Type
minor basilica, abbey
Heritage
Italian national heritage
Place
Vercelli, Italy

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