Cappella Colleoni
Cappella Colleoni
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Scott Dittmer
93 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
I was looking forward to viewing this chapel since it had been talked about in various groups for quite some time. I was very disappointed and literally spend less than 10 minutes here. If you want to enjoy beauty, go to the cathedral and be immersed.
I read of people saying pictures are banned here, which they are. I wouldn't have taken any anyway.
I read of people saying pictures are banned here, which they are. I wouldn't have taken any anyway.
Written October 3, 2023
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Daji Screw
Prague, Czech Republic207 contributions
Nov 2019
It's just behind another nice site in Bergamo, which is Piazza Vecchia. So when You go to see major sightseeing places in Bergamo You cannot miss this one. It's very nice and allows people to go inside.
Written January 24, 2020
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Alessandro F
Milan, Italy26,239 contributions
Dec 2019 • Couples
Wonderful Renaissance chapel built in 1472 as the personal shrine for the condottiere Bartolomeo Colleoni and his beloved daughter Medea , nearby the church of Santa Maria Maggiore . To built it they had to knock down the sacristy .
The facade is a jewel.
The inside too.
The facade is a jewel.
The inside too.
Written December 8, 2019
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REDMAN
Egaleo, Greece4,494 contributions
May 2019
Renaissance church, beautiful and accessible. You learn a lot about architecture and art, and how people lived and believed in back in these times.
Written September 13, 2019
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Emi M
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates122 contributions
Sep 2019 • Friends
Right in center (Piazza Vecchia) of the old part of the city if Bergamo (Citta Alta), next to the church of Santa Maddalena, I find the magnificent Cappella Coleoni.
Not very large, but somptuos, stylish, a real masterpiece.
Highly recomended.
Not very large, but somptuos, stylish, a real masterpiece.
Highly recomended.
Written October 12, 2019
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hopehousecottage
Worcester, UK413 contributions
Nov 2019 • Family
Most people (well tourists) wandering around the stunning Piazza Vecchia in the heart of Bergamo’s Città Allta would look at the astonishing marbled exterior of Capella Colleoni and think it an elaborate entranceway into the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. I know I certainly did. I was almost right. Kind of.
The site of Capella Colleoni was once the site of the sacristy of the church against which it stands, until 15th century mercenary captain Bartolomeo Colleoni decided that this was the place he wanted to build his personal shrine to himself and his daughter Medea. He had the sacristy torn down by his soldiers and this chapel built in its place. He was that kind of guy.
Colleoni was a big fish in these parts and something of a local hero in Bergamo. The whole place is extraordinary testament to a mix of ego and religion. Outside you have Roman military leaders Julius Caesar and Trajan and inside countless biblical references. You get the distinct impression of a powerful man displaying his wealth and influence while hedging his bets in the afterlife.
You’re not supposed to take photos inside (I don’t know why, Colleoni was clearly saying “look at me and how important I am” when he had it built) so you’ll find the outside pictured from every conceivable angle on the internet but not all that many images of the startling ostentation of interior. Still, it’s free to get in so just go in and gawp for yourselves.
The site of Capella Colleoni was once the site of the sacristy of the church against which it stands, until 15th century mercenary captain Bartolomeo Colleoni decided that this was the place he wanted to build his personal shrine to himself and his daughter Medea. He had the sacristy torn down by his soldiers and this chapel built in its place. He was that kind of guy.
Colleoni was a big fish in these parts and something of a local hero in Bergamo. The whole place is extraordinary testament to a mix of ego and religion. Outside you have Roman military leaders Julius Caesar and Trajan and inside countless biblical references. You get the distinct impression of a powerful man displaying his wealth and influence while hedging his bets in the afterlife.
You’re not supposed to take photos inside (I don’t know why, Colleoni was clearly saying “look at me and how important I am” when he had it built) so you’ll find the outside pictured from every conceivable angle on the internet but not all that many images of the startling ostentation of interior. Still, it’s free to get in so just go in and gawp for yourselves.
Written November 17, 2019
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VSKrishnan
Mumbai, India688 contributions
Sep 2017 • Couples
Given all I'd been given to expect, the architecture and structure looked more impressive from outside than inside! Nice viewing outside, as you catch your breath seated on the steps of the Duomo.
Written September 5, 2017
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Nik R
Varna, Bulgaria6,679 contributions
Sep 2015 • Family
Capella Colleoni is located at the edge of Piazza Vechhia. It has a very ornate and beautiful exterior as well as the interior. It was the personal shrine of the condotierre Bartolomeo Colleoni and nowadays it houses his tomb and one of his daughters' - Medea Colleoni - her funerary monument can be seen on one of the walls. There are beautiful murals inside the chapel along with interesting bas-reliefs, depicting scenes from Biblical stories. There is also an altar with sculptures of saints and a statue of the condotierre on a horse. His tomb is in the wall facing the entrance.
As it is adjacent to the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, you can enter the basilica through the doors inside.
Something I forgot, no photos are allowed in the chapel!
Well worth a visit!
As it is adjacent to the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, you can enter the basilica through the doors inside.
Something I forgot, no photos are allowed in the chapel!
Well worth a visit!
Written November 22, 2015
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Teteferreira
Geneva, Switzerland129 contributions
Apr 2014 • Friends
It is quite small church, you can see it in 5 minutes. It is interesting because the paintings look from different eras. Colleoni was the big man from Bergamo and built this chapel for him.
The big Bergamo's church is just next door, so it is easy to find this one.
The big Bergamo's church is just next door, so it is easy to find this one.
Written April 27, 2014
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Nsimonf
San Diego, California8 contributions
Sep 2013 • Couples
If you see nothing else, see this!
This chapel was built in the 1470's by Bartolomeo Colleone as his mausoleum. Colleone was a mercenary captain in Venice (who controlled Bergamo), whose equestrian statue by Andrea del Verrocchio, can be seen outside SS Zanipolo in Venice.
he outside of the chapel is lavishly decorated with different colored marble in intricate arcades and twisted columns; one can spend a long time looking at the various harmonious patterns. The inside has a frescoed ceiling and contains Collione's intricately carved sarcophagus, surmounted by a gilded equestrian statue; it also contains the more modest tomb of his fifteen year old daughter, Medina.
This chapel was built in the 1470's by Bartolomeo Colleone as his mausoleum. Colleone was a mercenary captain in Venice (who controlled Bergamo), whose equestrian statue by Andrea del Verrocchio, can be seen outside SS Zanipolo in Venice.
he outside of the chapel is lavishly decorated with different colored marble in intricate arcades and twisted columns; one can spend a long time looking at the various harmonious patterns. The inside has a frescoed ceiling and contains Collione's intricately carved sarcophagus, surmounted by a gilded equestrian statue; it also contains the more modest tomb of his fifteen year old daughter, Medina.
Written October 12, 2013
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60763Luv2travel
New York City, NY2 contributions
How to get from train station to hotel? Planning September stay.
Brandon C
Vancouver, Canada118 contributions
Where is your hotel? plenty of buses and taxis.
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