The facade of the abbey church of Santa Maria Assunta in La Spezia.
After the cathedral of Cristo Re, which took its place as pro-cathedral, this is certainly the most important church in the city of La Spezia.
The facade, even if I read that it has been rebuilt at least a couple of times, is very simple but at the same time decidedly very pretty.
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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 11-22.
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The triptych of marble lunettes, placed on the facade, above the portals, are the work of the sculptor Angiolo Del Santo. The Porta della Misericordia is the central bronze portal of the church. After a long gestation it was inaugurated in 1999, it is the work of the sculptor from La Spezia Guglielmo Carro and is composed of eight bas-relief panels depicting the seven works of mercy and Pope John Paul II in prayer.
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