Cathedral Santa Maria Assunta of Nardò; Salento; Apulia, Italy. The present cathedral probably stands on the site of a Byzantine church. In 1080, a c

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Cathedral Santa Maria Assunta of Nardò; Salento; Apulia, Italy. The present cathedral probably stands on the site of a Byzantine church. In 1080, a church was built here by the conquering Normans. The church got the rank of a cathedral in the early 15th century.

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