{"id":18329,"date":"2019-07-31T14:33:58","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T12:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.comolake.com\/il-duomo-di-como-tra-storia-arte-e-leggenda\/"},"modified":"2019-08-02T11:44:11","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T09:44:11","slug":"duomo-of-como-among-history-art-and-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.comolake.com\/en\/duomo-of-como-among-history-art-and-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"DUOMO OF COMO AMONG HISTORY, ART AND LEGEND"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta,<\/strong> commonly referred to as the Duomo of Como<\/strong>, is undoubtedly the main attraction of the city.<\/span>
\nIt is also one of the most important monuments of northern Italy.<\/span><\/span>
\nIt was built in 1396<\/strong>, ten years after the construction of the Duomo of Milan began.<\/span>
\nToday it represents the last Gothic monument built in Lombardy, despite the conclusion of the work dating back to 1770 (conclusion of the dome).<\/span><\/span>
\nEven today, the Duomo is the third largest religious building in Lombardy, immediately after the aforementioned Duomo of Milan and the Certosa di Pavia.<\/span>
\nIt is no coincidence that the construction sites of these three buildings all came to life around the same historical period, between 1386 and I 1396.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As you can easily guess, the Duomo is conventionally defined as a Gothic or late Gothic building, but due to the long gestation period of its construction, it has assimilated numerous influences and styles.<\/span>
\nIt can be defined as an eclectic building:<\/strong> it combines Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles.
\n87 meters long and 75 meters high, at the height of the baroque dome designed by Filippo Juvarra.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Duomo stands as a balance between areas of the city center and the long lake.<\/span>
\nToday it consists of two main architectural groups<\/strong>: the Duomo<\/strong> itself and the Broletto.<\/strong><\/span> From the latter rises the civic tower, which acts as a bell tower, given that the Duomo does not have one.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

In its reliefs and in its statues it is sprinkled with symbolism and historical and legendary references, deeply rooted in the Como tradition.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The two main historical, artistic and legendary points of interest are the Porta della Rana<\/strong> and the two Statues of Plinio il Vecchio and Plinio il Giovane<\/strong>, located respectively on the two sides of the main entrance of the Duomo facade.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s proceed step by step going between history and legend.<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n
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PORTA DELLA RANA<\/h3>\n

Although this door is located along the northern side of the Duomo, today it is used as a main entrance<\/strong> for visitors and tourists.<\/span>
\nMost likely due to its spectacular<\/strong> nature.<\/span><\/span>
\nProbably sculpted around 1507<\/strong> by the Rodari, a family of Italian-Swiss sculptors, the Porta delle Rana takes its name from the end of the 1800s.<\/span>
\nMany conjectures and hypotheses, more or less plausible, are the basis of this rather curious denomination.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n