Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Villaspeciosa

San Platano seems to be a very close cousin of Santa Maria di Sibiola, that I had visited near Serdiana, about 20km east. It has the same uncommon, asymetrical layout - and two apses. Erected mid 12th century it belonged as well to the Abbey of St. Victor in Marseille. The workshop may have completed Santa Maria di Sibiola - and then started the erection of San Platano. The workers (re-)used, what they found in nearby Roman ruins, for the embellishment of San Platano. This person may be a spolia. His name is John. He is "watching the wheels go round and round" from up there since more than 800 years.

San Platano seemed to be a very close cousin of Santa Maria di Sibiola, that I had visited near Serdiana, about 20km east. It has the same uncommon, asymetrical layout - and two apses. Erected mid 12th century it belonged as well to the Abbey of St. Victor in Marseille. The workshop may have completed Santa Maria di Sibiola - and then started the erection of San Platano.

San Platano seemed to be a very close cousin of Santa Maria di Sibiola, that I had visited near Serdiana, about 20km east. It has the same uncommon, asymetrical layout - and two apses. Erected mid 12th century it belonged as well to the Abbey of St. Victor in Marseille. The workshop may have completed Santa Maria di Sibiola - and then started the erection of San Platano. But here the workers obviously (re-)used, what they found in nearby Roman ruins. Some of the parts used for the embellishment of the facade are Roman spoliae. The bell-gable was probably added, when Villaspeciosa was under Spanish rule.

San Platano seemed to be a very close cousin of Santa Maria di Sibiola, that I had visited near Serdiana, about 20km east. It has the same uncommon, asymetrical layout - and two apses. Erected mid 12th century it belonged as well to the Abbey of St. Victor in Marseille. The workshop may have completed Santa Maria di Sibiola - and then started the erection of San Platano.

San Platano seemed to be a very close cousin of Santa Maria di Sibiola, that I had visited near Serdiana, about 20km east. It has the same uncommon, asymetrical layout - and two apses. Erected mid 12th century it belonged as well to the Abbey of St. Victor in Marseille. The workshop may have completed Santa Maria di Sibiola - and then started the erection of San Platano.