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Two churches
The cathedral was once two churches side by side
The first church was built in the 9th century and is now the Diocesan Museum. A second was built in the 10th century and is now the cathedral. By the 12th century they formed a single six-aisle Romanesque church, reduced to five in the 13th century to make room for the Paradise Cloister.
The relics
The remains of St. Andrew are said to have come from Constantinople
The remains of St. Andrew were reportedly brought to Amalfi from Constantinople in 1206, during the Fourth Crusade, by Cardinal Peter of Capua. The crypt was completed in 1208, and the relics were handed to the church.
The doors
The bronze doors were cast in Constantinople before 1066
Sixty-two steps, wide and steep, lead up to the doors. They were cast in Constantinople before 1066 and signed by Simeon of Syria. They are the earliest bronze doors in Italy of post-Roman manufacture.
The tower
The bell tower took more than a hundred years to finish
The Romanesque bell tower was begun in 1180 and completed over 100 years later. It is topped by four small towers around a larger one, decorated with colourful majolica tiles in the Arab-Norman style. In times of war it was used for defense.
The front
In 1861 part of the front fell, and the whole front was rebuilt
In 1861 part of the facade collapsed, damaging the atrium. The whole front was then rebuilt to a design by the architect Errico Alvino, in a richly decorated style drawing on Italian Gothic and Arab-Norman models. It was completed in 1891.
Day 3, morning
Next is Amalfi Paper Museum.
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