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Definition of Duomo

1. Noun. The principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese.

Definition of Duomo

1. n. A cathedral. See Dome, 2.

Definition of Duomo

1. a cathedral [n -MOS or -MI] - See also: cathedral

Lexicographical Neighbors of Duomo

Literary usage of Duomo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of Architecture in All Countries: From the Earliest Times to the by James Fergusson (1885)
"At Brescia there are two circular churches: one, the duomo Vecchio, may be anterior even to the Carlovingian era ..."

2. Optical Corrections in the Sculpture of Donatelloby Robert Munman by Robert Munman (1985)
"Donatello, Abraham and Isaac, Museo dell'Opera del duomo, Florence 68 18. Donatello, Abraham and Isaac, Museo dell'Opera del duomo, ..."

3. The Story of Siena and San Gimignano by Edmund Garratt Gardner (1913)
"CHAPTER VI The duomo and the Baptistery D ISING majestically above Siena, crowned with the mosaic of the Coronation of the Blessed Virgin in Paradise, ..."

4. A Text Book of the History of Architecture by Alfred Dwight Foster Hamlin (1909)
"KAVE OF duomo AT FLORENCE. cathedrals except Seville. ... The duomo at Florence (Fig. 153) is 500 feet long and covers 82,- ooo square feet; the nave has a ..."

5. Umbrian Towns by A. M. Cruickshank (1901)
"THE duomo THE DATE AND STYLE OF THE BUILDING [The duomo of Orvieto is one of the most elaborate examples of that particular kind of Gothic architecture ..."

6. The Umbrian Cities of Italy by A. M. Cruickshank (1907)
"CHAPTER IV THE duomo ... duomo of Orvieto is one of the most elaborate examples of that particular kind of Gothic architecture which found favour for a ..."

7. The Story of Milan by Ella Noyes (1908)
"CHAPTER X The duomo "The far-famed Cathedral of Milan, which men call the eighth wonder of the world." IN Milan, as we see the city to-day, modernised, ..."

8. Adventure Guides Italian Riviera: San Remo, Portofino & Genoa by Amy Finley (2006)
"duomo Just outside the Parasio historical center, take the Via Acquarone from the Piazza del duomo to reach its heart. Porto Maurizio's duomo was designed ..."

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