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| Front of St. Michael the Archangel |
This church is located at the south end of Piazza Dante and fronting Via Toledo. St. Michael the Archangel is one of those churches where all of the architecture happens on the front leaving the sides and rear primed and ready bare canvases for graffiti. Slightly gritty, I was fascinated by the big mushroom shaped windows. The window on the front is almost lost in the serpentine and yet ponderous decoration, including the usual suspects: engaged columns, pilasters, broken pediments, big stone things with teeth and enormous c-scrolls. Not to mention an instantly recognizable statue of St. Michael
However the north side of the church is plain stucco and has the same delightfully shaped playful window. I believe the church has been recently restored on the inside. It was however not open when we were visiting.
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| Side of St. Michael the Archangel from Piazza Dante- Magic mushroom window! |
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