The house of Eleanor
In the historic centre of Oristano along the ancient Via Parpaglia, you will come across the so-called 鼎asa di Eleonora" (the house of Eleanor), although this name was improperly given as it was not really the residence of the celebrated judge. The palace is constituted by two floors and extends...
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The Santa Maria Cathedral
The Santa Maria Cathedral was built in 1288 during the rule of Mariano II. Not much of the original structure remains: some parts of the apse, the base of the bell tower and the Gothic chapel of the Rimedio (Our Lady of Good Remedy) with a high cross-shaped vault and groins.
In the Rimedio...
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The Carmine Church

The  was designed by the famous architect Giuseppe Viana and built between 1766 and 1785. The Carmine complex - one of the most significant and important baroque-Piemontese realizations of architecture in Sardinia � includes the homonymous convent and occupies an entire block within the ...
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The St. Francis church
The St. Francis church was built on the spot of a pre-existing structure from the Gothic period. The project for the new work was commissioned to Brother Antonio Cano from Sassari (student of Canova) who had already looked after building important works including the mausoleum for Carlo Emanuele of ...
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The St. Cristopher Tower
The St. Cristopher Tower called Porta Manna (big door) and the remains of the ancient walls of the city of Oristano were in fact one of the entrances to the city. Today, the tower is located in piazza Roma and was erected in 1291 together with the wall upon the will of Mariano II � judge of the...
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