Asti,Italy,6 october 2019.Asti Cathedral is dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary,82m long and 24m in height and width, is one of the largest churches in Piedmont, the highest expression of Gothic architecture of the region
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Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta


Rising above Asti's historic core is the enormous belfry of this 13th-century Romanesque-Gothic cathedral. Its grandly painted interior merits a peek.


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