Frescoes & buildings

in Brescia… a walk in the old

town

This is the Duomo Vecchio (Old Cathedral) also known as La Rotonda

It is a Romanesque church, and it is quite peculiar because of its circular shape. The main structure was built in the 12th century on the ruins of an earlier basilica. Apart from frescoes, the cathedral houses paintings by Alessandro Bonvicino (known as il Moretto), a local 16th century artist. Other paintings include works by Girolamo Romanino, another local artist.

What you can see inside

It took over 200 years to build the new cathedral - from 1604 to 1825.While initially Palladio was to build the cathedral, because of economic problems was completed, always in a Palladian style, by the young local architect Giovanni Battista Lantana. Some of the paintings that can be seen inside the church were made Bonvicino (better known as il Moretto).

In the same square there is also theDuomo Nuovo (New Cathedral)

PIAZZA DELLA LOGGIA

Piazza della Loggia is an example of Renaissance piazza. The building in the picture is the loggia (now the Town Hall), which started to be built in 1492 by the architect Filippino de' Grassi and was completed in 1574.

San Francesco is a 13th century church, which

contains medieval frescoes as well as works by local

artist Romanino

What you can see inside

Frescoed walls in via Gramsci, in the town centre

Brescia is an ancient town, once

called Brixia. Here are the Roman ruins.