Sassari Cathedral

Sassari Cathedral west front

Sassari Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Sassari; Cattedrale di San Nicola) is the Roman Catholic cathedral of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy, and is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Sassari. It was built in the Romanesque style in the 12th century. The present building also includes Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical elements. Construction was finished in the 18th century.

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Sources

Luoghi-Sacra.it: La Cattedrale di San Nicola a Sassari, il Duomo di Sassari in Sardegna (Italian)

Bibliography

Roberto Coroneo. Architettura Romanica dalla metà del Mille al primo '300. Nuoro, Ilisso, 1993. ISBN 88-85098-24-X
Francesca Segni Pulvirenti, Aldo Sari. Architettura tardogotica e d'influsso rinascimentale. Nuoro, Ilisso, 1994. ISBN 88-85098-31-2
Salvatore Naitza. Architettura dal tardo '600 al classicismo purista. Nuoro, Ilisso, 1992. ISBN 88-85098-20-7
Maria Grazia Scano. Pittura e scultura dell'Ottocento. Nuoro, Ilisso, 1997. ISBN 88-85098-56-8

Cathedrals in Sardinia

Province of Cagliari	Cagliari Cathedral Iglesias Cathedral Lanusei Cathedral Nuoro Cathedral

Province of Oristano	Oristano Cathedral Ales Cathedral Terralba Cathedral ¹ Santa Giusta Cathedral ²

Province of Sassari	Sassari Cathedral Alghero Cathedral Bosa Cathedral ¹ Ozieri Cathedral Tempio Cathedral Ampurias Cathedral ¹ Castelsardo Cathedral ¹

¹ co-cathedral ² no longer used as cathedral

Coordinates: 40°43′36″N 8°33′30″E / 40.7267°N 8.5584°E / 40.7267; 8.5584

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