Soriano Calabro VV

The walls along the west side of the Convent and Sanctuary of St Dominic

The remains of the façade of the Church of San Domenico, following the 1783 earthquake

On the left, the ruins of the church of San Domenico, and in the background, a panoramic view of the village

The imposing perimeter walls of the ancient Dominican Convent, destroyed by the last earthquake in 1783, in Via Ruderi Antico Convento

The remaining sections of the Baroque façade of the former church of San Domenico

The niches where the statues were once placed on the façade of the former Church of San Domenico

The ancient outer walls and load-bearing structures of the former Convent of San Domenico

The remains of the 17th-century altar of the ancient church of San Domenico, destroyed by the earthquake of 1783

The stone cross on the altar of the former church of San Domenico

The ruins of the ancient convent of San Domenico, which was razed to the ground by the 1783 earthquake

The ruins of the former church and convent of San Domenico, which collapsed as a result of the 1783 earthquake

The town hall, situated in a renovated 16th-century wing of the former convent of San Domenico, overlooks Piazza Mercato

A female clay statue depicting the allegory of spring, holding a sheaf of wheat, in Piazza Mercato

The Art Nouveau building housing the Calabrese Library in Piazza Mercato, with over 33,000 volumes

The late Baroque façade of the new church of San Domenico Nuovo, built on the ruins of the former convent

The marble cross supported by angels that towers above the church of San Domenico Nuovo

The interior of the church of San Domenico Nuovo, with a single nave

The chancel of the church of San Domenico Nuovo, with a statue of him on the left

The bronze statue of St Dominic, situated in front of the church of the same name

The bronze statue of Saint Francis of Paola in Via Giovanni Falcone

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