Bari ecclesiastic

Bari is found situated in the region of Apulia, of which is capital. The Adriatic sea bathes its coasts and inside the Italian noon is the second city in importance after Naples. Also the province in which is found situated shows off the second largest extension of every Italy (to see hotels in Italy) being also of the most populated. Its census counts on 1.551.331 inhabitants distributed in greater measure in its metropolitan area that in its urban area.


During the Roman empire due to its privileged situation in the commercial routes with east this region had one of its moments of greater splendor. Later, and due to its magnificent geographical situation, was apple of discord during good part of its history. It conquered by the Moslems that founded an emirate and subsequently regained by a Byzantine clear coalition, being this last empire the one that was done with its control. During the Middle Ages of Lombardy, Byzantine and Saracens tried to be done with the enclave. The to be religious center of importance from the year 1,100 did that during the crossed and the reign of Federico II the economic activity were of great importance.

It given the religious importance that had in an epoch this city does that its Cathedral be a good sample of the grandeur applied to the religious architecture. They were the Byzantines the makers of his construction and is therefore his mark the one that I am expressed in the architectural style of the temple. The start of the construction dates from the year 1304 and was not finalized to 28 years later. In 1292 it was reformed by which splits of the same one acquired a Romanesque style that is the one that prevails currently. The time did also we can observe the baroque mark in its walls.

Another of the most noticeable temples of the city is the Church of San Nicolas that was consecrated for the Christian worship in the year 1,197 after a century of to have been built. It more noticeable of the same one is its facade that in spite of lacking a large quantity of sculptural representations not because of it to stops having a majestic postage. The Byzantine influence can also be observed in the monument in question.