Reggio Calabria Cathedral

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Reggio Calabria Cathedral was severely damaged by an earthquake in 1908, and rebuilt in a modern eclectic style with Romanesque and Gothic elements. The initial design was by the engineer P. Carmelo Umberto Angiolini and then modified by the engineer Mariano Francesconi. The new church was consecrated in 1928.

Address
Via Tommaso Campanella 63, Reggio Calabria, Italy

Established
1908-1928

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