San Vittore alle Chiuse is a

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and church in the ''

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'' of Genga,

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. The edifice is known from the year 1011, and constitutes a notable example of Byzantine-influenced architecture in Italy.

Description

The rear area is characterized by three high

apse In architecture, an apse (plural apses; from Latin 'arch, vault' from Ancient Greek 'arch'; sometimes written apsis, plural apsides) is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome, also known as an ''exedra''. In ...

s, the central only slightly larger. Only the northern one has maintained the original decoration with pilaster strips and small arches. On the western side is the cylindrical tower which replaced the second square tower, crumbled in an unknown date. On the same side a forepart was added in the 13th-14th centuries with an ogival entrance. The tambour, which protrudes from the centre of the construction, is in Armenian style. The interior is on the Greek Cross plan inscribed within a square, with four huge columns, decorated with brick elements, supporting the dome.

References

Page on medieval art in Italy with S. Vittore alle Chiuse
11th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Vittore alle Chiuse Byzantine sacred architecture Romanesque architecture in le Marche Churches in the Province of Ancona Roman Catholic churches in the Marche