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May 19, 2024

　　The huge Cattedrale di San Lorenzo has a baroque facade and stuccoed interior. Constructed in 1421, the cathedral was modified dramatically over the centuries, culminating in its current 18th-century look by architect Giovanni Biagio Amico.

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