Basilica · Italy · Restored
Santa Maria sopra Minerva
Santa Maria sopra Minerva is a minor basilica of the Dominican order in Rome, sited on Piazza della Minerva one block east of the Pantheon. The church dates from the late 13th century with later Renaissance and Baroque modifications; its Gothic interior and chapels contain important artworks including Michelangelo's Cristo della Minerva and frescoes by Filippino Lippi.
First raised
1370
Its prime
1855
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1855
What Santa Maria sopra Minerva looked like in its prime.
A broad, flat pale-stucco Renaissance façade with shallow pilasters and a heavy classical entablature; a large central dark wooden double door beneath a triangular pediment, flanked by two smaller doors under round lunettes, and three circular oculi (a larger central rose above the pediment and two smaller round windows). Low stone steps lead to the entrance across an open piazza; the façade is set between tight urban buildings and capped by a shallow tiled cornice.
Step inside
8 places to explore in 1855.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at Santa Maria sopra Minerva — including 6 interiors: central nave looking east, michelangelo's cristo della minerva (left of main altar), carafa chapel (right transept, second chapel) and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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