Basilica of San Domenico
The Basilica of San Domenico, also known as Basilica Cateriniana, is a basilica church in Siena, Tuscany, Italy, one of the most important in the city. The basilica is an example of Cistercian Gothic style.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Luca Aless, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
March—October: 7:00 AM—6:30 PM
November—February: 8:30 AM—5:30 PM - Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in Siena, Tuscany, Italy
- Also known as: “Basilica di San Domenico (Siena)” and “Basilica of San Domenico, Siena”
- Address: Piazza San Domenico, Siena, 53100
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena and Siena Cathedral.
Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena
Stadium
Photo: Angelo.romano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stadio Artemio Franchi is a multi-purpose stadium in Siena, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and the home of A.C.N. Siena. It was built in 1923 and holds 15,373. Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena is situated 220 metres north of Basilica of San Domenico.
Siena Cathedral
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Siena Cathedral is a medieval church in Siena, Italy, dedicated from its earliest days as a Roman Catholic Marian church, and now dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. Siena Cathedral is situated 290 metres southeast of Basilica of San Domenico.
Fontebranda
Fountain
Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fontebranda is one of the medieval fountains of Siena, located in Terzo di Camollia, in the Contrada of Oca, near the Porta of Fontebranda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Prospero and Ravacciano.
San Prospero
Suburb
Basilica of San Domenico
- Categories: minor basilica, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Siena, Siena, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
43.3198° or 43° 19′ 11″ northLongitude
11.32676° or 11° 19′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8FMH889G+WPOpenStreetMap ID
way 28396159OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q810075
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Basilica of San Domenico” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Basílica de Sant Domènec”
- Chinese: “圣多明我圣殿 (锡耶纳)”
- Chinese: “圣多明我圣殿”
- Dutch: “San Domenico in Siena”
- Dutch: “Sint-Dominicusbasiliek (Siena)”
- Dutch: “Sint-Dominicusbasiliek”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بازيليك سان دومينيك”
- French: “Basilique San Domenico de Sienne”
- French: “basilique San Domenico”
- German: “Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico”
- German: “Basilica di San Domenico”
- Greek: “Αικατερινιανή Βασιλική”
- Greek: “Βασιλική του Αγίου Δομήνικου”
- Greek: “Σαν Ντομένικο της Σιένα”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Dominikus, Siena”
- Italian: “Basilica Cateriniana di San Domenico”
- Italian: “basilica di San Domenico”
- Italian: “Basilica di San Domenico”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Domenico (Siena)”
- Korean: “산 도메니코 성당 (시에나)”
- Korean: “산 도메니코 성당”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Basilica of San Domenico”
- Piemontese: “Cesa ëd San Dumini”
- Portuguese: “Basílica de São Domingos”
- Russian: “Базилика Сан-Доменико (Сиена)”
- Russian: “Базилика Сан-Доменико”
- Spanish: “basilica de Santo Domingo”
- Spanish: “basílica de Santo Domingo”
- Spanish: “Basílica de Santo Domingo”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Basilica di San Domenico and Piazza San Domenico.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Basilica of San Domenico”. Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0.