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Ancona Cathedral(Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Cyriacus)

Ancona Cathedral(Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Cyriacus) Ancona Cathedral(Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Cyriacus) - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Ancona Cathedral (, Basilica Cattedrale Metropolitana di San Ciriaco) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Ancona, central Italy, dedicated to Saint Cyriacus. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Ancona. The building is an example of mixed Romanesque-Byzantine and Gothic elements, and stands on the site of the former acropolis of the Greek city, the Guasco hill which overlooks Ancona and its gulf. Read more on Wikipedia

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