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Province of Prato

The Province of Prato (Italian: Provincia di Prato) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Prato. It was formed from part of the province of Florence in 1992. The province has an area of 365 km², and a total population of about 250,000. There are 7 comune (municipalities) in the province.

Located at 43.8808, 11.0966 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Province of Prato, Provinces of Italy

Prato Cathedral

The Cathedral of St. Stephen (Italian: Duomo di Prato) is the main Roman Catholic church of Prato, Tuscany, Central Italy and seat of the bishop. It is dedicated to St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr. It is one of the most ancient churches in the city, existing already in the 10th century. It was built in several successive stages in the Romanesque style. The church has a number of notable works of art, in particular, fine sculpture.

Located at 43.8819, 11.0978 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Churches in Tuscany, Romanesque architecture in Tuscany, 12th-century architecture, Cathedrals in Italy, 10th-century church buildings, Buildings and structures in Prato

Castello dell'Imperatore

The Castello dell'Imperatore was erected by Frederick II in Prato. It was built between 1237 and 1247 by Riccardo da Lentini.

Located at 43.8788, 11.0986 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Castles in Italy, 13th-century architecture, Buildings and structures in Prato, Visitor attractions in Apulia

Santa Maria delle Carceri

Santa Maria delle Carceri is a basilica church in Prato, Tuscany, Italy. It is considered one of the earliest, most notable examples of use of Greek cross plan in Renaissance architecture.

Located at 43.8794, 11.0984 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Prato, 15th-century architecture, Churches in Tuscany, Renaissance architecture in Tuscany

Museo della Deportazione

The Museo e Centro di Documentazione della Deportazione e Resistenza ("Museum and Centre of Documentation of Deportation and Italian Resistance") is a museum in Prato, central Italy, dedicated to the history of Fascism’s occurrence and rise to power in Italy. It records the political, racial, and religious persecution and deportation of people in concentration and extermination camps and with resistance during World War II.

Located at 43.9228, 11.0931 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Holocaust museums, Buildings and structures in Prato, Museums in Tuscany, The Holocaust in Italy, World War II museums in Italy

San Francesco, Prato

San Francesco is a church in Prato, Tuscany, central Italy. The edifice was begun in 1281, next to an oratory of the Franciscan convent, which had been built in 1228. It was finished in 1331, the first building in Prato built in brickwork instead of stone. The façade is divided in bichrome stripes in alberese and serpentinite with a central portal, and ends with a 15th century triangular tympanum with a stucco frieze by Andrea Della Robbia, depicting the Stigmata of St. Francis.

Located at 43.8792, 11.0969 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Churches in Tuscany, Buildings and structures in Prato

Palazzo Pretorio

Palazzo Pretorio is the old city hall of Prato located in Town Hall Square in front of the current Palazzo Comunale. It accommodates the museum (closed for restoration since March 1998); the collections are on display at the nearby Mural Museum.

Located at 43.8805, 11.0965 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Prato, Buildings and structures by Italian architects

Stories of St. Stephen and St. John the Baptist

The Stories of St. Stephen and St. John the Baptist is a fresco cycle by the Italian Renaissance painter Filippo Lippi and his assistants, executed between 1452 and 1465. It is located in the Great Chapel (Cappella Maggiore) of the Cathedral of Prato, Italy.

Located at 43.8818, 11.0983 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1450s paintings, 1460s paintings, Paintings by Filippo Lippi, Fresco paintings