Baptistery of San Giovanni

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Battistero di San Giovanni (Baptistery of San Giovanni)
Piazza San Giovanni
Volterra, September 2021

“The Baptistery of San Giovanni an octagonal thirteenth-century religious building standing just in front of the Duomo of Volterra, in the center of the city. It was supposedly set up in the seventh century at the site of a Roman temple dedicated to Sun worship. The façade is decorated with horizontal bands of white and dark green marble. The Romanesque Portal has been attributed to a follower of Nicola Pisano. The sixteenth-century altar inside has been assigned to Balsimelli da Settignano, using a design by Mino da Fiesole.” (Volterra Baptistery of San Giovanni, Wikipedia)