The cathedral or cathedral of Piacenza is one of the greatest examples of Gothic Romanesque artistic sensibility and one of the most distinguished religious monuments in Northern Italy. Construction began in 1122 and was completed in 1233.
It has a grandiosity with simple and majestic features, marked by an austere and balanced artistic elegance.
The gabled façade, made of sandstone and pink marble, has three portals with bas-reliefs, some of which are the work of pupils of Wiligelmo and Nicolò.
Inside, of note are the panels of the medieval guilds, the magnificent frescoes by Camillo Procaccini and Ludovico Carracci (17th century), the dome with frescoes by Guercino (1626-27), the chapel of the Baptistery with an early Christian basin, S. Girolamo del Guino Reni, the 14th century triptych by Serafino dei Serafini.
The crypt, with 108 Romanesque columns, preserves the venerated relics of Saint Justina. Illumination of the apse and coin-operated dome. Coin-operated artistic-historical guide. Available complete guide "The Cathedral of Piacenza" in the Sacristy.
