The cathedral of Urbino is the principal church of the city and a major tourist destination in Italy. Its size is similar to the previous Renaissance cathedral, destroyed by the 1789 earthquake and rebuilt in neo-classical style; the Dome of Urbino measures 64.5 m long, 36.8 m wide and 50 m in height. The cathedral of Urbino is dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta.
The facade, Furlo stone, is the work of Camillo Morigia (1743-1795) and was built in 1782.
The Dome of Urbino is near the tourist site of Ducal Palace in Urbino.
Among the works of art that tourists can admire: two paintings, San Sebastian (1557), Santa Cecilia (1555), in the right aisle and the beautiful Last Supper in the chapel of the Sacramento (from 1603-1608) of Federico Barocci, Assumption of Carlo Maratta (about 1707) and the Nativity of the Virgin, of Carlo Cignani (1708).
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