Initially it may look like the Basilica while in reality it is attached to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore and is a funeral chapel built at the behest of Bartolomeo Colleoni. It is located in Piazza Duomo and at the entrance a gate where the three symbols of Colleoni's coat of arms are touched. Free admission or better specified free offer, inside you can not take pictures. He deserves entry.

We’ve been to many churches around the world but this place is number one and unique. The outside is amazing enough but inside is at another level. Photos don’t do it justice . The whole interior is quite a sight to behold and you could easily spend an hour or two admiring it all. Go very early to avoid the charges. We went in without paying before they manned the ticket area so was very fortunate.

The Colleoni Chapel (pictured on the right) is worth a visit! Located right next to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. The chapel is small but very rich; free entrance. Inside it is forbidden to take pictures. Look for the story of the leader Bartolomeo Colleoni, it is very interesting!

The Colleoni family was a wealthy Bergamo family with unusual coats of arms - there are three testicles! One of the most illustrious members was Bartolomeo Colleoni (1395-1475) who created this private chapel which is also open to the public. It is backed by the basilica and continues the magnificent style of decoration of it with its richly decorated white facade. There is the funerary monument of Bartolomeo but also his favorite daughter Medea. The frescoes are painted by Tiepolo - so it is a truly unique work of art in the city. You can't take pictures inside but there are so many things to admire that every detail takes your breath away. An example of architecture reminiscent of Florence too

As if woven from lace, this chapel occupies the right side of the north facade of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Built by order of the captain of the Republic of Venice, the condottier Colleoni from 1472 to 1476 on the site of the ancient sacristy of the Basilica, it is a magnificent example of the Lombard Renaissance. Dedicated to St. Bartholomew, St. Mark and St. John the Baptist, the chapel was created as a Colleoni mausoleum. The architect Giovanni Antonio Amadeo, who was also one of the architects of the famous Pavia Certosa monastery, was invited to carry out this project. The chapel was designed to attract the attention of the viewer from afar. The octagonal dome and its crowning tower echo the dome of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, and the multicolored facade, decorated with diamonds of various colors and numerous sculptural elements, blends perfectly with the marble portal of the Basilica, made in the mid-14th century by the master Giovanni da Campione. Inside the chapel is the burial place of the condottier Bartolomeo Colleoni and his youngest daughter Medea. The chapel has been decorated by various craftsmen for several centuries. The sarcophagus of Colleoni and his daughter Medea was designed by architect Amadeo, and the gilded equestrian statue of the condottier was created in 1501. In the 1930s, the great Giovanni Batista Tiepolo was invited to Bergamo to paint the vaults and walls of the chapel, and the wooden inlays were made in 1773 by the Bergamian master Giovanni Cagnana, and the architect Leopold Pollack participated in the creation of the altar in the early 19th century. This multifaceted decoration of the chapel creates a unique appearance.

Next to the duomo, free visit and you think it may belong to the temple but nothing like that. It is a family chapel of artistic beauty, both exterior and interior, that is well worth the wait. You can not miss it