Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
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In Italian cities, the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, the "Museum of the Cathedral works", houses works of art formerly in the city cathedral
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Some details about the individual museums can be found in each city's article:
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
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Duomo
Duomo is a term for a cathedral church. The formal word for a church that is presently a cathedral is cattedrale; a Duomo may be either a present or a former cathedral . Some, like the Duomo of Monza, have never been cathedrals, although old and important...
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Some details about the individual museums can be found in each city's article:
- Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Florence)Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Florence)The Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence, Italy is a museum containing many of the original works of art created for the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, the cathedral of Florence. The museum is located just east of the Duomo, near its apse...
- Museo dell'Opera Metropolitana del Duomo (Siena)SienaSiena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It is one of the nation's most visited tourist attractions, with over 163,000 international arrivals in 2008...
- Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Prato)PratoPrato is a city and comune in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato. The city is situated at the foot of Monte Retaia , the last peak in the Calvana chain. The lowest altitude in the comune is 32 m, near the Cascine di Tavola, and the highest is the peak of Monte Cantagrillo...
- Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Orvieto)OrvietoOrvieto is a city and comune in Province of Terni, southwestern Umbria, Italy situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff...
- Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Pisa)PisaPisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa...
- Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Perugia)PerugiaPerugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the River Tiber, and the capital of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area....