Basilica della Collegiata
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The Ancient Royal and Eminent Basilica Collegiate of Our Lady of the Alms, better known as Basilica della Colleggiata, is a church in Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. Finished in 1794, it is an exampl
Façade of the Basilica
Vault frescoes in the interior
Dome fresco by Sciuti
Marble statue of a crowned Santa Agata
Stefano Ittar
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Stefano Ittar was a Polish-Italian architect.
Basilica della Collegiata
…order to have it facing the new via Uzeda (current Etnea Street) according to the new urban plan for the city. The façade, designed by Polish architect Stefano Ittar (1724–1790), is one of the most notable examples of late Baroque in Catania. The façade has two orders, the first of which featuring six stone columns…
Basilica della Collegiata in Catania, finished circa 1768.