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Baptistery
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Pza Duomo
43121
Parma
(PR)
tel +39 0521208699 (Diocesan Museum)
tel +39 0521235886 (Shop)
Built
between
1196
ad
1307,
the
pink
marble
Baptistery
is
a
clear
example
of
the
transition
from
Romanesque
to
Gothic
art
in
Italy.
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HIGHLIGHT ON ART AND HISTORY
This
octagonal
baptistery
built
of
Verona
marble
with
four
tiers
of
open
loggias
topped
by
a
row
of
blind
arches
and
crowning
pinnacles,
is
certainly
the
most
outstanding
example
of
the
transition
from
Romanesque
to
Gothic
art
in
Italy.
Begun
in
1196
by
the
same
Lombard
builders
working
on
the
cathedral,
it
was
completed
between
1302
and
1307.
Benedetto
Antelami
supervised
its
construction
and
executed
almost
all
the
decorative
sculptures,
typical
of
the
medieval
iconography.
The
lowest
part
of
the
baptistery
is
encircled
by
a
zoophorus
with
bas-relief
sculptures
of
animals,
fabulous
beasts,
creatures
from
Hell,
sea
monsters,
centaurs,
mermaids,
unicorns
and
Zodiac
signs.
The
north
door
or
Portale
della
Vergine
is
decorated
with
scenes
of
the
Adoration
of
the
Magi
and
the
Annunciation,
the
twelve
prophets,
the
Tree
of
Jacob
on
the
right,
the
Tree
of
Jesse
on
the
left
and
the
Tree
of
life
on
the
inside.
The
west
door
or
Portale
del
Giudizio
has
a
figure
of
the
Redeemer
in
the
lunette.
The
south
door
is
known
as
the
Portale
della
Vita
or
Door
of
Life
and
the
scene
in
its
lunette
shows
a
man
eating
honey
in
a
tree
with
two
rodents
and
a
dragon
at
the
base
while
on
the
sides
are
the
chariots
of
Sun
and
Moon.
In
the
interior,
a
sixteen-sided
polygon,
are
the
notable
sculptures
by
Benedetto
Antelami
depicting
the
Months,
the
Seasons
and
the
Signs
of
Zodiac.
Above
the
altar,
in
the
semi-dome,
is
a
Christ
in
Glory
surrounded
by
the
symbols
of
the
four
evangelists
and
two
angels.
HOURS Open every day from 9.00am to 12.30pm and from 3.00pm to 6.45pm. During services access to the Baptistery is not allowed.
Services from Easter to October on Sunday and festivities at 8.00am.
ENTRANCE FEES
• Adults
5.00
euros
• Groups and over 65
3.00
euros
• Schools
1.00
euros
Please notice: a ticket including entrance to the Diocesan Museum is also available at euros 6.00 full price, euros 4.00 for groups and over 65 and euros 1,00 for schools.
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How to get there
| The baptistery is located in the city center, 10 minutes walk from the railway station.
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