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Città Tardo Barocche del Val di Noto


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Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l’Educazioner la Scienza e la Cultura

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Città Tardo Barocche del Val di Noto I
scritte nella Lista del Patrimonio Mondiale dal 2002
[inscribed on the World Heritage List since 2002]

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MINISTERO DELLA CULTURA

NOTO

CHIESA DI SANTA CHIARA

Dedicata ufficialmente a S. Maria Assunta, la chiesa fu progettata da Rosario Gagliardi nella prima metà del XVIII secolo; essa ha un prospetto a torre rettangolare, con l’originario ingresso sopraelevato a causa di un abbassamento del livello stradale avvenuto nel XIX secolo. L’interno, a pianta ellittica, conserva una statua marmorea della Madonna col Bambino (XVI sec.), attribuita ad Antonello Gagini e proveniente da Noto antica.
Per i suoi decori è considerata uno dei maggiori gioielli barocchi.

CHURCH OF SANTA CHIARA

Officially dedicated to S. Maria Assunta, the church was designed by Rosario Gagliardi in the first half of the 18th century; it has a rectangular tower façade, with the original entrance now raised due to a lowering of the street level in the 19th century.
The interior, with an elliptical plan, preserves a marble statue of the Madonna and Child (16th century), attributed to Antonello Gagini and coming from the ancient Noto.
For its decorations it is considered one of the greatest baroque monuments.

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REGIONE SICILIANA
Assessorato dei Beni culturali e dell’Identità siciliana Dipartimento dei Beni culturali e dell’identità siciliana

COMUNE DI NOTO

Progetto finanziato a valere sui fondi Legge 20 febbraio 2006, n. 77
"Misure speciali di tutela e fruizione dei siti e degli elementi italiani di interesse culturale, paesaggistico e ambientale, inseriti nella "Lista del patrimonio mondiale", posti sotto la tutela dell’UNESCO"

The city of Noto and several other cities in the Val di Noto region (southeast Sicily), were recognized as a World Heritage Site in 2002 mainly because of the late Baroque style that characterizes many of their sites.

The church dedicated to the Assumption of Mary was built in the second half of the 18th century and designed by Rosario Gagliardi. The church is one of the most spectacular examples of Baroque architecture.

The church was photographed that day by the same photographer Click for a larger image

A sign indicating the location of the church and the year it was founded was photographed that day by the same photographer
Chiesa
del Santa Chiara
Anno 1748 - R. Gagliardi
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Translation of the text on the sign:
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REGION OF SICILIAN
Department of Cultural Heritage and Sicilian Identity Department of Cultural Heritage and Sicilian Identity

MUNICIPALITY OF NOTO

Project financed by Law 20 February 2006, n. 77
"Special measures for the protection and enjoyment of Italian sites and elements of cultural, landscape and environmental interest, included in the "World Heritage List", placed under the protection of UNESCO"