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Altamura is a town and comune of Apulia, in southern Italy. It is located on one of the hills of the Murge plateau in the Metropolitan City of Bari, 45 kilometres southwest of Bari, close to the borde
Altamura Cathedral
View of a street in the old town
Pulo di Altamura - A large doline in Altamura's territory.
The classical lyceum "Cagnazzi"
Altamura Cathedral
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Altamura Cathedral, dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Altamura, in the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, in southern Italy.
Altamura
…looted by the Saracens, it started to be inhabited again as emperor Frederick II refounded the city (1232) and ordered the construction of the large Altamura Cathedral, which became one of the most venerated sanctuaries in Apulia. In 1248, under pressure from Frederick, Pope Innocent IV declared Altamura exempt from…
Altamura Cathedral.
The interior.
Inscription in Latin, reporting the church collapse on January 29, 1316.
The clock tower, added in 1858.