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Cattedrale di San Nicola (The Cathedral of St. Nicholas of Bari), Sassari, Sardinia, Italy
Sassari Cathedral (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. The present building also includes Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical elements. Construction was finished in the 18th century.
The Cathedral of St. Nicholas of Bari, built in the 12th century and enlarged in Catalan Gothic style from 1480; there is a monument to the Duca di Moriana inside. The façade, belonging to the Baroque Spanish colonial restorations of 1650–1723, has a rectangular portico surmounted by three niches housing statues of saints. The bell tower is in Romanesque style.
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