Basilica di Sant'Alessandro

The Basilica of Sant'Alessandro is a Catholic church in Fiesole, Italy. Built in the 6th century on the site of an Etruscan temple, it is the oldest church in Fiesole. The neoclassical façade was added in the early 19th century, while the interior remains largely preserved in its original design. Little remains of the church's original exterior, due to extensive reconstruction over the centuries, beginning in the 11th century, and occurring again in 1570 and 1782. From 1815 to 1819, the original façade was replaced by the current neoclassical façade, designed by Giuseppe Del Rosso. From 1956 to 1973, an extensive restoration was undertaken to revive many of the church's original elements. Several of the later restorations uncovered Etruscan remains beneath the apse, as well as other archeological discoveries dating to the Etruscan, Roman, and Lombard periods.

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