The audioguide tells the storyplot, identifies the architecture and reports interesting factual statements about the church.

In the city of Amendolara you will find 7 Byzantine churches and another, also manufactured in the same style, however in a later on era. In the immediate vicinity of the city, you will find caves that were once inhabited by hermits, which enable us to establish the tenth century as an interval of negotiation for the town. The church of Santa Maria is situated in the historic middle. It is a single nave chapel, a about Cathedral of Santa Maria. Amendolara. Italy type of building, dating towards the 11th century.

It is most likely that it had been built within the remains to be of an older Greek church, which in turn was built around the ruins of a pagan temple. The place which the chapel stands is certainly Amendolara’s oldest host to worship.

The visitor’s gaze inevitably falls on the biggest component of the church, the large dome that towers over the entire building, occupying the trunk of the church.

The church building consists of two nuclei.

The first nucleus that of the façade, is directly from the octagonal plan, above which the massive cupola rises.

The church is seen as a details that recall the Byzantine style: on its brickwork, four windows open, extending over the perimeter round the drum; and there are dark tiles that resemble lace and create the impression of adornments. The same tiles cover the other roof of the building. You can examine the 3D style of the cathedral and observe its interior through the MuByz App.

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