Pisa - Baptistry

The construction of the "Battistero di San Giovanni" started in 1152 to replace an older baptistry. Since its completion in 1363 the transition from (Pisan) Romanesque to (Pisan) Gothic style was visible.

The baptistry was designed by Diotisalvi, who signed and dated the building ("1153"), similar to the "Chiesa del Santo Sepolcro" (previous uploads), he had designed some decades before.

The baptistry is about 54 m high, with a circumference of 107 m.

There is not only the main portal. Here are the archivolts of the side portal. Well side portal, may be not correct as the baptistry is round. This is not the portal that faces the "duomo".