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dating to the 19th century. Over the portal is a series of fake niches with (apart from the three central ones, which are windows) traces of 14th-century frescoes. In the third band are rich terracotta decorations, while in the middle of the façade is a
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were closed. In 1756, architect Giovanni Battista Riccardi added a frame at the base of the vault and several stucco fake columns, reconstructed the high altar in marble and gilded bronze, and opened several chapels.
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with concentric decorations, flanked by two ogival double mullioned windows with square frames. The decoration of the façade's summit includes a statue of the "Madonna with Child", between two circles and
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The brickwork façade is triangular at the top, with numerous decorations and geometric elements. It is formed by horizontal bands separated by frames. The portal has a brickwork arch and marble
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convent. The original edifice was subsequently enlarged and enriched with a choir, a sacristy and a bell tower in 1421. In 1610, by order of archbishop
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The bell tower, originally of the same height as the façade, is decorated with mullioned windows, Lombard bands and a cusp.
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Beginning in 1862, the convent served as a kindergarten. The façade was restored in 1870 on a design by
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The presbytery and the choir are decorated with frescoes by Giambattista Gariboldi, including an
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The interior has a rectangular hall, a semi-octagonal choir and a
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