Basilica of Sant'Andrea
Mantua, Italy
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
The Basilica of Sant'Andrea is a Roman Catholic co-cathedral and minor basilica in Mantua, Lombardy, and one of the major works of 15th-century Renaissance architecture in Northern Italy. Commissioned by Ludovico III Gonzaga, it was begun in 1472 to designs by Leon Battista Alberti on a site once occupied by a Benedictine monastery, whose bell tower (1414) remains. Later changes altered Alberti's design, yet the church is still considered one of his most complete works.
Architect
Movement
- Built
- Type
- church building, minor basilica, architectural ensemble
- Heritage
- part of UNESCO World Heritage Site, Italian national heritage
- Place
- Mantua, Italy
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