San Jacopo sopr'Arno
| Church of Saint James on the Arno (Chiesa di San Jacopo Soprarno) | |
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Greek Orthodox | |
| Province | Florence |
| Location | |
| Location | Florence, Italy |
| Geographic coordinates | 43°46′06″N 11°15′01″E / 43.768231°N 11.250386°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
| Style | Romanesque; Baroque |
San Jacopo sopr'Arno is a church in Florence, Italy.
The church was built in the 10th–11th centuries in Romanesque style. It subsequently experienced heavy modifications including the addition of a triple-arched portico.
According to the Renaissance art historian
Franciscans of the Minorite Order. The entrance portico was remade by order of Cosimo I de' Medici in 1580, using the architect Bernardino Radi.[1] The bell tower was designed by Gherardo Silvani
in 1660.
The church was damaged when the
Arno River flooded Florence in 1966. Repairs of the church after flood led to the restoration of some of the historical architectural features,[2]
and the discovery of columns belonging to the original Romanesque church in the Baroque interior.
See also
References
- ^ Millingchamp Vaughan, Herbert (1911). Florence and her Treasures. New York: MacMillan Company. p. 64.
- ISBN 88-7743-147-4.
External links
Media related to San Jacopo sopr'Arno at Wikimedia Commons
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