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The Last Judgement
The Evangelist Matthew
Spiral columns
A bronze Dottiere i
Cathedral
The spire of St Patrick and St Constantius
Cathedral of the Assumption (Duomo)
Cathedral
The marble sculpture of the Pietà
Christ at the Column
Pipe organ
‘St Francis in Glory’ in the Cathedral
Baptismal font
Stained-glass window
Palazzo dell’Opera del Duomo
Palazzo dell’Opera del Duomo
Palace of the Captain of the People
Three-light windows
Adolfo Cozza
The Captain’s Palace
Palace of the Captain of the People
Round-arched triple-light windows
Palace of the Captain of the People
The handcrafted dolls ‘Grandad’ and ‘Granny’

Bas-relief depicting the Last Judgement: The Damned, by Lorenzo Maitani, situated on the outer pillar of the cathedral’s façade

Bronze statue of the Angel, depicting the evangelist Matthew, situated on the façade of the Cathedral

The cathedral’s majestic main entrance, featuring spiral columns and the bronze portal by the sculptor Emilio Greco

A bronze Dottiere in Piazza Duomo, which chimes the hours, situated atop the Torre di Maurizio

The south side façade of the Cathedral, characterised by its projecting chapels

The spire of St Patrick and St Constantius, set on a fluted pillar on the façade of the Cathedral of the Assumption (Duomo)

The interior of the Cathedral of the Assumption (Duomo), with three naves connected by round-arched passageways

The cylindrical pillars of the cathedral and the trussed vault

The marble sculpture of the Pietà in the Cathedral of the Assumption (Duomo), by Ippolito Scalza (1579)

Christ at the Column in the Cathedral of the Assumption (Duomo), created by the sculptor Gabriele Mercanti (1628)

A pipe organ in the Cathedral of the Assumption, built around 1580 to a design by Ippolito Scalza

The fifth side chapel in the right-hand aisle of the cathedral, featuring a depiction of Saint Francis in Glory

Detail of the baptismal font, featuring an octagonal basin in red marble, in the Duomo (Cathedral of the Assumption)

The 16.30-metre-high stained-glass window, a four-light ogival window situated at the back of the apse of the central nave in the Cathedral of the Assumption (Duomo)

The façade of the Palazzo dell’Opera del Duomo in Piazza Duomo

On the right is the Palazzo dell’Opera del Duomo, and in the background is the church of San Giacomo Maggiore, also known as the Ospedale, in Piazza Duomo

The façade of the Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo in the square of the same name, a two-storey building constructed from local tuff stone

A series of three-light windows with chequerboard-patterned frames, set into the façade of the Palazzo del Popolo

The bronze bust of Adolfo Cozza, situated in front of the Palazzo del Capitano in Piazza del Popolo

The east façade of the Palazzo del Capitano and two three-light windows in Piazza del Popolo

In the foreground is the Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo, situated in the square of the same name

The round-arched triple-lancet windows, adorned with small columns and a chequerboard-patterned cornice, in Piazza del Popolo

The concrete wall, featuring the three-light window motif and the chequerboard-patterned cornice of the Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo

The handcrafted ‘Grandad’ and ‘Granny’ dolls from Bottega Michelangeli in Via Michelangeli

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