1070 (creation);12th-14th century (bell tower added);13th century (scupltures & inlays added);1364-1368 (last floor demolished);1480 (Madonna salutis portus statue added);19th century (sculptures & inalys remade)
Location
Europe->Italy->Tuscany->Lucca
Description
San Michele in Foro is a Roman Catholic basilica church in Lucca, Tuscany, central Italy, built over the ancient Roman forum. Notable is the façade, from the 13th century, with a large series of sculptures and inlays, numerous of which remade in the 19th century. The lower part has a series of blind arcades, the central of which includes the main portal. The upper part, built using plenty of iron materials to counter wind, has four orders of small loggias.