Basilica di Santa Croce (Lecce)

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Façade, Basilica di Santa Croce
Façade, Basilica di Santa Croce

Basilica di Santa Croce (Italian, Church of the Holy Cross) is a Baroque church in Lecce, Apulia, Italy, completed in 1695.

[edit] Construction

Building began in 1353, but work was halted due to disapproval until 1549, completed only in 1695.

[edit] Architecture

The church has a richly decorated façade with animals, grotesque figures and vegetables, and has a large rose window.

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