Santo Stefano, Bologna

The St. Stephan complex in Bologna is sometimes called the 7 churches. Legend has it that the 1st church was built over a temple to Isis.
The 1st picture is from the front of the buildings. Everything except the building at the left edge is part of the complex. The 2nd picture is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre that dates to the 5th century and is intended to be a copy of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem (see another post).
The next 3 pictures are at various places in the complex, dating from at least the 5th century and perhaps earlier.
The next last picture is in the cloister with it's historic well. The last picture is a small bit of the museum showing some of what's preserved here.
I found this place fascinating with it's many eras of architecture.Leggi altro