Sacro Monte di Belmonte
The Sacred Mountain of Belmonte (Italian: Sacro Monte di Belmonte) is a
UNESCO World Heritage
list.
Description
It was built in 1712 at the initiative of the
Friar Minor Michelangelo da Montiglio. After interruptions, building work on the chapel
was resumed in 1759 and in 1825.
The complex is located in
chapels are built at set intervals: the details of their construction, the shapes and the embellishment used are often identical, which suggest that they are the work of a single anonymous architect
.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sacro Monte (Belmonte).
- Sacro Monte di Belmonte (in English)
- Official web site for European Sacred Mounts (in Italian and English)
