Santa Maria Forisportam, Lucca
Santa Maria Forisportam, also called Santa Maria Bianca, is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church located on piazza Santa Maria Bianca in Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: religious building in Lucca
- Also known as: “Santa Maria Forisportam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lucca Cathedral and Piazza di Santa Maria Forisportam.
Lucca Cathedral
Church
Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lucca Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours in Lucca, Italy. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Lucca. Lucca Cathedral is situated 260 metres southwest of Santa Maria Forisportam, Lucca.
Piazza di Santa Maria Forisportam
Square
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Piazza di Santa Maria Forisportam is a square.
Guinigi Tower
Scenic viewpoint
The Torre Guinigi is a tower in Lucca in the region of Tuscany, central Italy. It is a typical example of local Romanesque-Gothic architecture. The height of the tower is 45 metres with a total of 233 steps to reach the top. Guinigi Tower is situated 220 metres northwest of Santa Maria Forisportam, Lucca.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sorbano del Giudice and Sorbano del Vescovo.
Verciano
Hamlet
Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Verciano is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km south of Santa Maria Forisportam, Lucca.
Santa Maria Forisportam, Lucca
- Categories: building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Lucca, Lucca, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
43.8421° or 43° 50′ 32″ northLongitude
10.50857° or 10° 30′ 31″ eastElevation
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
8FMGRGR5+RCOpenStreetMap ID
way 48981495OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicGeoNames ID
11126544Wikidata ID
Q3673397
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Santa Maria Forisportam, Lucca” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Chiesa di Santa Maria Forisportam”
- German: “Santa Maria Forisportam, Lucca”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Santa Maria Bianca”
- Italian: “chiesa di Santa Maria foris Portam”
- Italian: “chiesa di Santa Maria Foris Portam”
- Italian: “chiesa di Santa Maria Forisportam”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Santa Maria Forisportam”
- Italian: “chiesa parrocchiale di Santa Maria Foris Portam in piazza Santa Maria Foris Portam”
- Spanish: “iglesia de Santa Maria Forisportam”
- Spanish: “iglesia de Santa María Forisportam”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa María Forisportam”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as San Concordio and Arancio.
Nearby Places
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