Battistero di Parma
3 expert reviews
“Overshadowing even the cathedral, the octagonal pink-marble baptistery on the south side of the piazza is one of the most important such structures in Italy.”
– Lonely Planet
"Among the greatest Romanesque buildings in northern Italy, the baptistery was primarily the work of Benedetto Antelami." Full review
"Baptisms still happen (one Saturday and one Sunday during that month) in this baptistery, which has a simple pink-stone Romanesque exterior and an uplifting Gothic interior."