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🏛️ Rotonda di San Lorenzo

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🏛️ Rotonda di San Lorenzo
11th-century Romanesque church in Mantua's historic center


🕐 2 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 09:36

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • Located in Piazza delle Erbe, Mantua's main square
  • Built in the 11th century; oldest church in the city
  • Circular structure inspired by the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
  • Part of the Mantua and Sabbioneta UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed 2008)

The Rotonda di San Lorenzo is an 11th-century church and the oldest surviving building in Mantua. Its distinctive ...

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