Basilica of San Domenico
Bologna, Italy
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
The Basilica of San Domenico stands in Bologna, Italy, and is one of the city's major churches, a minor basilica and former convent begun in 1228. It holds the remains of Saint Dominic, founder of the Order of Preachers, within the Arca di San Domenico, a shrine made by Nicola Pisano and his workshop and Arnolfo di Cambio, with later additions by Niccolò dell'Arca and the young Michelangelo.
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- Built
- Type
- minor basilica, convent, historic building
- Heritage
- Italian national heritage
- Place
- Bologna, Italy
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