San Platano

San Platano

San Platano in the province of Sud Sardegna in Sardinia lies on the northern edge of Villaspeciosa . The small Romanesque double apse church , built from limestone blocks by the Victorians around 1140 AD, shows the first amalgamation of Tuscan and Provencal style elements.

The asymmetrical façade with numerous interesting decorative elements, spoils that come from the nearby Roman-Early Christian ruins, and instead of a tower an espadaña , conveys a cheerful, colorful impression; likewise the back with its Pisan blind arches , capitals and the small columns. The two unequal aisles with separate entrances and apses had barrel vaults in the style of the Victorians, of which only the beginnings of the belt arches can be seen. Today the almost windowless, box-shaped church has a beamed ceiling.

See also

• List of Romanesque churches in the Pisan or Provencal style in Sardinia

literature

• Roberto Coroneo, Renata Serra: Sardegna preromanica e romanica (= Patrimonio artistico italiano ). Jaca Book et al., Milano et al. 2004, ISBN 88-16-60327-5 .

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Coordinates: 39 ° 18 ′ 55.94 "  N , 8 ° 55 ′ 45.08"  E