The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta (Cattedrale…

639 CE

The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta), a basilica church on the Venetian island of Torcello, is a notable example of Venetian-Byzantine architecture.

One of the most ancient religious edifices in the Veneto, it is founded by the exarch Isaac of Ravenna in 639, confirming the island's importance as a center of population in Venice at this date.

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