Every year large number of travelers from different parts of the world and from different parts of Italy comes to watch the wonderful Tourist Attractions in Prato. Most of the Tourist Attractions in Prato are located at convenient points in the city and are easily accessible by various modes of transportation. The city of Prato enjoys a central location close to Tuscan art cities and thus has access to speedy highway and railway connections.
Listed below are the most popular Tourist Attractions in Prato:
Cathedral
Cathedral - Cappella del Sacro Cíngolo
Cathedral - Filippo Lippi Frescoes
Castello dell'Imperatore
Cathedral Museum
Municipal Gallery; Museo Civico
Museum of Contemporary Art; Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci
Palazzo Datini
Santa Maria delle Cárceri
Wall Painting Museum; Museo di Pittura Murale
Prato Cathedral - Exterior
The cathedral in Prato is dedicated to St Stephen. It was originally known as the Church of Santo Stéfano di Borgo al Cornio. The cathedral in Prato was built by Guido da Como (1211 onwards) on the site of an earlier parish church. It was raised to cathedral status in 1653, when Prato became the see of a bishop and was granted a municipal charter.
Another famous tourist attraction in Prato, Filippo Lippi Frescoes attracts many tourists every day. On the walls of the choir are two cycles of frescoes painted by Fra Filippo Lippi at the height of his artistic powers (1452-66). On the left are scenes from the life of St Stephen (to whom the church is dedicated), on the right the life of John the Baptist. To the right of the choir is the Cappella dell'Ángelo Cústode (Chapel of the Guardian Angel), with frescoes by two unknown 15th century masters, and beyond this is the Cappella del Crocofosso (Chapel of the Crucifix), with 19th century wall-paintings.
The Palazzo Datini, which is located south of the Piazza del Commune, was originally the residence of the merchant and banker Francesco di Marco Datini (1330-1410). After Datini's death the outside of the house was covered with frescoes depicting scenes from his life, now represented only by scanty remains of the sinópie (the artist's preliminary sketches).
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