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Cremona, located on the left bank of the Po river, was founded by the Romans as a military outpost against the local Celtic tribes. Cremona grew into a large town in 69 AD, when it was sacked and destroyed by the troops of Vespasian, fighting to install him as Emperor against his rival Vitellius. Cremona was rebuilt, but it seems to have failed to regain its former prosperity. When the Lombards invaded Italy in the 6th century, Cremona was a Byzantine stronghold as part of the Exarchate of Ravenna. In 603 Cremona was conquered by the Lombard King Agilulf and again destroyed, rebuilt in 615, and ruled by Lombard dukes. Cremona is first mentioned in a document of 1098, by which the city received a territory as a fief from the Margravine Matilda of Canossa. In the war of the Lombard League against Frederick Barbarossa, Cremona, after having participated in the destruction of Crema in 1160 and Milan in 1162, finally joined the League. In the conflicts between the Ghibellines and the Guelfs, Cremona, sided with the Ghibellines. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, made a triumphal procession in Cremona in 1237, showing off his elephant. This animal is known today as the "Cremona Elephant". With the final downfall of the Hohenstaufen, the Guelfs came to power in Cremona. The city rebelled against King Henry VII in 1311, but eventually surrendered; it was deprived of many rights on Henry's orders, and the city fortifications were demolished. Finally, Cremona was taken possession of by Galeazzo I Visconti in 1322. The construction of the octogonal "Cremona Baptistery" next to the Cathedral started in 1167. At that time the cathedral was not completed. The baptistery measures 34 meters in height and 20.50 meters in diameter. During the time of the Renaissance some alterations were done. One was to cover the bare brick walls with white marble. This was started, but never completed.

Cremona, located on the left bank of the Po river, was founded by the Romans as a military outpost against the local Celtic tribes. Cremona grew into a large town in 69 AD, when it was sacked and destroyed by the troops of Vespasian, fighting to install him as Emperor against his rival Vitellius. Cremona was rebuilt, but it seems to have failed to regain its former prosperity. When the Lombards invaded Italy in the 6th century, Cremona was a Byzantine stronghold as part of the Exarchate of Ravenna. In 603 Cremona was conquered by the Lombard King Agilulf and again destroyed, rebuilt in 615, and ruled by Lombard dukes. Cremona is first mentioned in a document of 1098, by which the city received a territory as a fief from the Margravine Matilda of Canossa. In the war of the Lombard League against Frederick Barbarossa, Cremona, after having participated in the destruction of Crema in 1160 and Milan in 1162, finally joined the League. In the conflicts between the Ghibellines and the Guelfs, Cremona, sided with the Ghibellines. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, made a triumphal procession in Cremona in 1237, showing off his elephant. This animal is known today as the "Cremona Elephant". With the final downfall of the Hohenstaufen, the Guelfs came to power in Cremona. The city rebelled against King Henry VII in 1311, but eventually surrendered; it was deprived of many rights on Henry's orders, and the city fortifications were demolished. Finally, Cremona was taken possession of by Galeazzo I Visconti in 1322. The foundation stone was laid in 1107, but 10 years later the construction collapsed due to an earthquake. It was not until 1129 that a new building was started. The cathedral was consecrated in 1190. At this time, the church did not yet have its present shape. The façade was not completed until the 15th century. The redesign of the narthex replaced a simpler wooden connection between the cathedral and the bell tower. It gave the piazza the appearance that is roughly the same as today. School trip to the cathedral in December

Cremona, located on the left bank of the Po river, was founded by the Romans as a military outpost against the local Celtic tribes. Cremona grew into a large town in 69 AD, when it was sacked and destroyed by the troops of Vespasian, fighting to install him as Emperor against his rival Vitellius. Cremona was rebuilt, but it seems to have failed to regain its former prosperity. When the Lombards invaded Italy in the 6th century, Cremona was a Byzantine stronghold as part of the Exarchate of Ravenna. In 603 Cremona was conquered by the Lombard King Agilulf and again destroyed, rebuilt in 615, and ruled by Lombard dukes. Cremona is first mentioned in a document of 1098, by which the city received a territory as a fief from the Margravine Matilda of Canossa. In the war of the Lombard League against Frederick Barbarossa, Cremona, after having participated in the destruction of Crema in 1160 and Milan in 1162, finally joined the League. In the conflicts between the Ghibellines and the Guelfs, Cremona, sided with the Ghibellines. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, made a triumphal procession in Cremona in 1237, showing off his elephant. This animal is known today as the "Cremona Elephant". With the final downfall of the Hohenstaufen, the Guelfs came to power in Cremona. The city rebelled against King Henry VII in 1311, but eventually surrendered; it was deprived of many rights on Henry's orders, and the city fortifications were demolished. Finally, Cremona was taken possession of by Galeazzo I Visconti in 1322. The foundation stone was laid in 1107, but 10 years later the construction collapsed due to an earthquake. It was not until 1129 that a new building was started. The cathedral was consecrated in 1190. At this time, the church did not yet have its present shape. The façade was not completed until the 15th century. The redesign of the narthex replaced a simpler wooden connection between the cathedral and the bell tower. It gave the piazza the appearance that is roughly the same as today. Details of the cathedral façade.

Cremona, located on the left bank of the Po river, was founded by the Romans as a military outpost against the local Celtic tribes. Cremona grew into a large town in 69 AD, when it was sacked and destroyed by the troops of Vespasian, fighting to install him as Emperor against his rival Vitellius. Cremona was rebuilt, but it seems to have failed to regain its former prosperity. When the Lombards invaded Italy in the 6th century, Cremona was a Byzantine stronghold as part of the Exarchate of Ravenna. In 603 Cremona was conquered by the Lombard King Agilulf and again destroyed, rebuilt in 615, and ruled by Lombard dukes. Cremona is first mentioned in a document of 1098, by which the city received a territory as a fief from the Margravine Matilda of Canossa. In the war of the Lombard League against Frederick Barbarossa, Cremona, after having participated in the destruction of Crema in 1160 and Milan in 1162, finally joined the League. In the conflicts between the Ghibellines and the Guelfs, Cremona, sided with the Ghibellines. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, made a triumphal procession in Cremona in 1237, showing off his elephant. This animal is known today as the "Cremona Elephant". With the final downfall of the Hohenstaufen, the Guelfs came to power in Cremona. The city rebelled against King Henry VII in 1311, but eventually surrendered; it was deprived of many rights on Henry's orders, and the city fortifications were demolished. Finally, Cremona was taken possession of by Galeazzo I Visconti in 1322. The foundation stone was laid in 1107, but 10 years later the construction collapsed due to an earthquake. It was not until 1129 that a new building was started. The cathedral was consecrated in 1190. At this time, the church did not yet have its present shape. The façade was not completed until the 15th century. The redesign of the narthex replaced a simpler wooden connection between the cathedral and the bell tower. It gave the piazza the appearance that is roughly the same as today. Details of the cathedral façade. The signs of the zodiac / The labours of the month.

Cremona, located on the left bank of the Po river, was founded by the Romans as a military outpost against the local Celtic tribes. Cremona grew into a large town in 69 AD, when it was sacked and destroyed by the troops of Vespasian, fighting to install him as Emperor against his rival Vitellius. Cremona was rebuilt, but it seems to have failed to regain its former prosperity. When the Lombards invaded Italy in the 6th century, Cremona was a Byzantine stronghold as part of the Exarchate of Ravenna. In 603 Cremona was conquered by the Lombard King Agilulf and again destroyed, rebuilt in 615, and ruled by Lombard dukes. Cremona is first mentioned in a document of 1098, by which the city received a territory as a fief from the Margravine Matilda of Canossa. In the war of the Lombard League against Frederick Barbarossa, Cremona, after having participated in the destruction of Crema in 1160 and Milan in 1162, finally joined the League. In the conflicts between the Ghibellines and the Guelfs, Cremona, sided with the Ghibellines. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, made a triumphal procession in Cremona in 1237, showing off his elephant. This animal is known today as the "Cremona Elephant". With the final downfall of the Hohenstaufen, the Guelfs came to power in Cremona. The city rebelled against King Henry VII in 1311, but eventually surrendered; it was deprived of many rights on Henry's orders, and the city fortifications were demolished. Finally, Cremona was taken possession of by Galeazzo I Visconti in 1322. The foundation stone was laid in 1107, but 10 years later the construction collapsed due to an earthquake. It was not until 1129 that a new building was started. The cathedral was consecrated in 1190. At this time, the church did not yet have its present shape. The façade was not completed until the 15th century. The redesign of the narthex replaced a simpler wooden connection between the cathedral and the bell tower. It gave the piazza the appearance that is roughly the same as today. Details of the cathedral façade

Cremona, located on the left bank of the Po river, was founded by the Romans as a military outpost against the local Celtic tribes. Cremona grew into a large town in 69 AD, when it was sacked and destroyed by the troops of Vespasian, fighting to install him as Emperor against his rival Vitellius. Cremona was rebuilt, but it seems to have failed to regain its former prosperity. When the Lombards invaded Italy in the 6th century, Cremona was a Byzantine stronghold as part of the Exarchate of Ravenna. In 603 Cremona was conquered by the Lombard King Agilulf and again destroyed, rebuilt in 615, and ruled by Lombard dukes. Cremona is first mentioned in a document of 1098, by which the city received a territory as a fief from the Margravine Matilda of Canossa. In the war of the Lombard League against Frederick Barbarossa, Cremona, after having participated in the destruction of Crema in 1160 and Milan in 1162, finally joined the League. In the conflicts between the Ghibellines and the Guelfs, Cremona, sided with the Ghibellines. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, made a triumphal procession in Cremona in 1237, showing off his elephant. This animal is known today as the "Cremona Elephant". With the final downfall of the Hohenstaufen, the Guelfs came to power in Cremona. The city rebelled against King Henry VII in 1311, but eventually surrendered; it was deprived of many rights on Henry's orders, and the city fortifications were demolished. Finally, Cremona was taken possession of by Galeazzo I Visconti in 1322. The foundation stone was laid in 1107, but 10 years later the construction collapsed due to an earthquake. It was not until 1129 that a new building was started. The cathedral was consecrated in 1190. At this time, the church did not yet have its present shape. The façade was not completed until the 15th century. The redesign of the narthex replaced a simpler wooden connection between the cathedral and the high bell tower. It gave the piazza the appearance that is roughly the same as today.

Cremona, located on the left bank of the Po river, was founded by the Romans as a military outpost against the local Celtic tribes. Cremona grew into a large town in 69 AD, when it was sacked and destroyed by the troops of Vespasian, fighting to install him as Emperor against his rival Vitellius. Cremona was rebuilt, but it seems to have failed to regain its former prosperity. When the Lombards invaded Italy in the 6th century, Cremona was a Byzantine stronghold as part of the Exarchate of Ravenna. In 603 Cremona was conquered by the Lombard King Agilulf and again destroyed, rebuilt in 615, and ruled by Lombard dukes. Cremona is first mentioned in a document of 1098, by which the city received a territory as a fief from the Margravine Matilda of Canossa. In the war of the Lombard League against Frederick Barbarossa, Cremona, after having participated in the destruction of Crema in 1160 and Milan in 1162, finally joined the League. In the conflicts between the Ghibellines and the Guelfs, Cremona, sided with the Ghibellines. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, made a triumphal procession in Cremona in 1237, showing off his elephant. This animal is known today as the "Cremona Elephant". With the final downfall of the Hohenstaufen, the Guelfs came to power in Cremona. The city rebelled against King Henry VII in 1311, but eventually surrendered; it was deprived of many rights on Henry's orders, and the city fortifications were demolished. Finally, Cremona was taken possession of by Galeazzo I Visconti in 1322. The foundation stone was laid in 1107, but 10 years later the construction collapsed due to an earthquake. It was not until 1129 that a new building was started. The cathedral was consecrated in 1190. At this time, the church did not yet have its present shape. The façade was not completed until the 15th century. The redesign of the narthex replaced a simpler wooden connection between the cathedral and the high bell tower. It gave the piazza the appearance that is roughly the same as today.

In 1159, after it had signed an alliance with Milan against the Ghibelline Cremona, Crema was besieged, stormed, and destroyed by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. After the Peace of Constance in 1183, the city was allowed to be rebuilt. A period as a free Commune followed. The communal independence ended in 1335, when the city surrendered to Gian Galeazzo Visconti, whose family held the city until the end of the century. From 1449 onwards to the Republic of Venice. As a Venetian inland province, Crema obtained numerous privileges. It maintained a substantial level of autonomy, which allowed for a program of new buildings. Santa Maria della Croce was built in the Lombard Renaissance style outside the medieval walls, on the road to Bergamo where a Marian apparition may have affected Caterina degli Uberti, a woman from Cremona. Legend holds that in 1490, after she was fatally wounded by her husband in a wooded area close to the town, and wishing to die in the Grace of God, she implored the help of the Virgin Mary who, it is said, ferried her to a nearby farmhouse. The sanctuary, in an unfinished state, was damaged in the 1514 siege of the city by the Duchy of Milan. In 1694 the sanctuary was committed to the care of the Discalced Carmelites who, in 1706, began the construction of the annexed convent. In 1710 they also added a bell tower. There are many more stories to tell about "Santa Maria della Croce". This "slot machine" knows them all and it is willing to share them<

In 1159, after it had signed an alliance with Milan against the Ghibelline Cremona, Crema was besieged, stormed, and destroyed by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. After the Peace of Constance in 1183, the city was allowed to be rebuilt. A period as a free Commune followed. The communal independence ended in 1335 when the city surrendered to Gian Galeazzo Visconti, whose family held the city until the end of the century. From 1449 onwards to the Republic of Venice. As a Venetian inland province, Crema obtained numerous privileges. It maintained a substantial level of autonomy, which allowed for a program of new buildings. Santa Maria della Croce was built in the Lombard Renaissance style outside the medieval walls, on the road to Bergamo where a Marian apparition may have affected Caterina degli Uberti, a woman from Cremona. Legend holds that in 1490, after she was fatally wounded by her husband in a wooded area close to the town, and wished to die in the Grace of God, she implored the help of the Virgin Mary who, it is said, ferried her to a nearby farmhouse. The sanctuary, in an unfinished state, was damaged in the 1514 siege of the city by the Duchy of Milan. In 1694 the sanctuary was committed to the care of the Discalced Carmelites who, in 1706, began the construction of the annexed convent. In 1710 they also added a bell tower.

In 1159, after it had signed an alliance with Milan against the Ghibelline Cremona, Crema was besieged, stormed, and destroyed by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. After the Peace of Constance in 1183, the city was allowed to be rebuilt. A period as a free Commune followed. The communal independence ended in 1335, when the city surrendered to Gian Galeazzo Visconti, whose family held the city until the end of the century. From 1449 onwards to the Republic of Venice. As a Venetian inland province, Crema obtained numerous privileges. It maintained a substantial level of autonomy, which allowed for a program of new buildings. Santa Maria della Croce was built in the Lombard Renaissance style outside the medieval walls, on the road to Bergamo where a Marian apparition may have affected Caterina degli Uberti, a woman from Cremona. Legend holds that in 1490, after she was fatally wounded by her husband in a wooded area close to the town, and wishing to die in the Grace of God, she implored the help of the Virgin Mary who, it is said, ferried her to a nearby farmhouse. The sanctuary, in an unfinished state, was damaged in the 1514 siege of the city by the Duchy of Milan. In 1694 the sanctuary was committed to the care of the Discalced Carmelites who, in 1706, began the construction of the annexed convent. In 1710 they also added a bell tower.