Crema Cathedral
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The Crema Cathedral, is the main and oldest place of worship of the Catholic faith in the city of Crema, serving as the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Crema.
The facade
Layout of the pre-Barbarossa cathedral (detail from the synoptic panel located in the crypt)
The cathedral in 1891, without pinnacles, with the southern wall altered by 17th-century chapels and peculiar "bean-shaped" windows
Detail of the right bifora
Siege of Crema
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The siege of Crema was a siege of the town of Crema, Lombardy by the Holy Roman Empire from 2 July 1159 to 25 January 1160. The Cremaschi attempted to defend their city from the Germans, but were even
Crema Cathedral
…depicting the lower extremities of three figures, painted in an archaic style, possibly predating this Romanesque church, are found there. Following the historic siege of 1159–1160, much of the Romanesque cathedral was destroyed. Reconstruction was initiated by Frederick Barbarossa on May 7, 1185, focusing on the apse…
The Comune of Crema (15th century)