West façade of the Basilica di Sant'Andrea is the church of a monastery in Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy.

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West façade of the Basilica di Sant'Andrea is the church of a monastery in Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy, founded in 1219 by Cardinal Guala Bicchieri and completed in 1227. It represents an early example of Gothic architecture in Italy, inspired by Cistercian architecture. The façade features stones of different types: green stone from Pralungo, calcarenite from Montferrat and serpentine from Oria.

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