Lecce Cathedral (Duomo di Lecce)
Lecce, Italy
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- Type
- Cathedral in Lecce, Italy
Visitor information
- Address: P.za del Duomo, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy
- Phone: +39 0832 308557
- Official website: https://www.cattedraledilecce.it/
People also ask
What is the history of the Lecce Duomo?
History. The cathedral was first built in 1144, but underwent repairs in 1230. It was rebuilt in 1659 by the architect Giuseppe Zimbalo by order of bishop Luigi Pappacoda, whose remains are kept in the altar dedicated to Saint Orontius of Lecce, the patron saint of the city.
Did Da Vinci work on the Duomo?
Leonardo made some drawings for the domed crossing tower but these never moved to the construction phase as he probably recognized the superiority of the solution proposed by the other court architects Amadeo and Dolcebuono.