St. Francis Square, 14th century The church, thought to have probably belonged at first to the Benedictine Order, came to house the Franciscan friars in the early 300s. The church is built in trachyte and expresses the features of the Sardinian gothic with Catalan – Aragonese influences; the entrance consists …
Town Hall Square The city became a bishopric in 1503, when the church of Santa Chiara was granted the status of cathedral. The bishop moved to live within the walls of Iglesias. Slowly the bishopric drew closer to that of Cagliari and remained attached to it, until 1763, when it …
Via Mazzini 2 The costume museum is an ethno-anthropological heritage of the entire Iglesias community collected over the years through the work of master Stefano Priola. The ancient city of Iglesias is known for its long history related to costumes, which developed from the 14th century following the Aragonese conquest. …
Place de l’hôtel de ville, 13e siècle L’église de Santa Chiara fut érigée sur l’ordre du comte Ugolino della Gherardesca par des ouvriers proches des franciscains. L’importance de l’édifice, la sécurité offerte par la ville fortifiée et le prestige atteint par Villa di Chiesa au cours du XIVe siècle ont …
The work, created by Giuseppe Sartorio, had been commissioned to him by an organising Committee in which Roberto Cattaneo served as chairman; the construction cost 7000 liras. The monument, consisting in a Carrara marble bust representing Quintino Sella, is surrounded at the base by a large oak crown in bronze …
