• SiewchSpain & ItalyTraveler
    This was one of three huge stained glass walls; this one focused on the New Testament.
    This was one of three huge stained glass walls; this one focused on the theme of apocalypse.This was one of three huge stained glass walls; this one focused on the Old Testament.The Atlas Obscura listed statue of St Bartholomew with his flayed skin just before being beheaded.The interior of the Duomo.The interior of the Duomo.The interior of the Duomo.The interior of the Duomo.The interior of the Duomo.The pipe organ at the Duomo, the largest in Italy with 15,800 pipes.The floor patterns featured pretty much everything in counts of eight.The interior of the Duomo.The interior of the Duomo.One last exterior shot of the Duomo.

    Duomo Interior

    March 26 in Italy ⋅ 🌬 14 °C

    After we descended the stairs into the Duomo, Maria informed us about various features of the interior of the Duomo. Key among these were three adjacent collections of stained glass with one focused in the apocalypse, and one each on the Old and New Testaments. She also led us to view some of the most important statues, and she told us about the scale of the pipe organ, which is Italy’s largest with 15,800 pipes. It is played on five asymmetrical keyboards.

    Also within the Duomo is an Atlas Obscura-listed site: a statue of St Bartholomew displaying his flayed skin just before he was beheaded. According to Maria, this statue was hidden in a forgotten corner for some time because too many children were having nightmares over this gruesome sight. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/saint-barth…

    Overall, this was a great guided tour and well worth the €38 I spent as I learned a lot.    Read more