San Michele in Foro is a Roman Catholic basilica church in Lucca, Tuscany, built over the ancient Roman forum, and dating from 795 AD. Until 1370 it w
San Michele in Foro is a Roman Catholic basilica church in Lucca, Tuscany, built over the ancient Roman forum, and dating from 795 AD. Until 1370 it was the seat of the Consiglio Maggiore (Major Council), the commune's most important assembly. Notable is the façade, from the 13th century, with a large series of sculptures and inlays, numerous of which remade in the 19th century. The lower part has a series of blind arcades, the central of which includes the main portal. The upper part, built using plenty of iron materials to counter wind, has four orders of small loggias. On the summit, flanked by two other angels, is the 4 metre tall statue of St. Michael the Archangel. According to a legend, an angel's finger would have a huge diamond.
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