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TRANI CATTEDRALE NOVEMBER 2006

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Part of the excitement  of the Puglian medieval cathedrals is the magnificent and frightening medieval carvings - particularly around the rose and apse windows.  Don't even think of mucking with the church, they say, or .......... 

Sadly all such decorations disappeared further north as the intellectually driven Renaissance cleared all before it, and the baroque style which followed had nothing to say at all .....

The Norman Cattedrale di San Nicola il Pellegrino, on the Adriatic next door to the medieval port in Trani (north of Bari).

In front of the Cattedrale is the Hotel Regia (**** Tel / Fax 0883 584444, no web site) with Paradox's room in the middle with the little extra window for the bathroom.

Another illustration of the tough life that Dom P leads

This is the rose window in the south transept - typical of the Norman Puglian Cathedrals - a wagon wheel with  carved stone hub and spokes.

Less likely to give you nightmares - an elephant on the west facade.

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