The large parish church is located on the outskirts of the town centre and its huge size dominates a large square.<\/p>\n
The temple acted as a cathedral<\/strong> for the diocese of Dolia<\/strong> from 1089 to 1503, when the diocese was abolished and absorbed into the one in Cagliari. Its construction dates back to the XII-XIII centuries<\/strong> using the Romanesque<\/strong> style with a hint of Gothic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The facade<\/strong> with salients is split into two rows by a moulded cornice: the upper row terminates with a triangular gable with perforated end<\/strong>; the lower row, on the other hand, features five transoms<\/strong>, irregular in size. Three portals<\/strong> open out into the row, enclosed between jambs rounded off with leafy capitals supporting the marble architrave<\/strong>. The central architrave, most probably Roman, depicts serpents between the reeds in bas relief<\/strong>. The lavish decoration<\/strong> on the facade is rounded off with human figures, warriors and animal shaped subjects included among the tuff ashlars of the masonry facing and half-pilasters.<\/p>\n The external elevations are articulated in smooth half-pilaster transoms, crowned by suspended arches<\/strong>. Even though the arches run the full length of the perimeter, they have different shapes: on the lower row of the facade and apse they are perforated, wider and at times supported by half-pilasters; while along the sides, they are supported by brackets<\/strong> with geometrical phytomorphic and anthropomorphic decorations.<\/p>\n The building is set out on three naves<\/strong>, separated by round arches on pillars and completed with a central apse<\/strong>. As with the exterior, so too is the interior lavishly decorated and still preserves the Medieval wall paintings<\/strong> both in the apse area and along the right nave; these represent multitudes of saints and the Tree of life<\/em>, while the capitals<\/strong> of the pillars are decorated with scenes from the New Testament<\/strong>. Furthermore, the right nave preserves the large Altarpiece of San Pantaleo<\/em>, produced between XV and XVI centuries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":25905,"template":"","tipologia":[1008],"categoria":[1023],"tematica":[1030,1033],"class_list":["post-25605","place","type-place","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tipologia-chiesa-romanica-en","categoria-architectural-asset","tematica-architecture","tematica-art"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n