Chiesa di San Matteo - Lecce, Italy
N 40° 21.031 E 018° 10.309
34T E 259810 N 4470502
This church is considered the “Pantheon of the baroque Leccese”, with its complex, concave-convex façade, and an interesting elliptical shape.
Waymark Code: WMRCNJ
Location: Puglia, Italy
Date Posted: 06/09/2016
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It was rebuilt between 1667 and 1700 by Giovanni Andrea Larducci and finished by Giuseppe Zimbalo. The altars are accredited to the work of Cino, while the statues of the Apostles are the work of the sculptor Placido Boffelli (1692).
It has two columns on the façade, only one of which is decorated, though only partially. According to a local legend, the jealous devil killed the sculptor before he could finish the work.
Style: Baroque
Type of building (structure): Large religious building (church, monastery, synagogue...)
Date of origin:: 1667
Architect(s): Giovanni Andrea Larducci and Giuseppe Zimbalo
Web site of the object (if exists): [Web Link]
Address:
Via dei Perroni, 29, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy
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