Construction on the cathedral began in 1063 (1064 according to the Pisan calendar of the time) by the architect
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The original building plan was a Greek cross with a grand cupola at the crossing, but today the plan is a Latin cross with a central nave flanked by two side aisles on each side, with the apse and transepts having three nav… 展开

• Buscheto (architect)
• Rainaldo (elongation of nave, bays, and facade)
• Guglielmo (original pulpit and marble decoration)
The three artists … 展开

• At the end of the 10th century Pisa established March 25 as the beginning of its new year. This date was considered very important because it is both the Feast of the Annunciation (occurring nine months before Christ's birth on … 展开

1. ^ Watkin, David (2005). A History of Western Architecture. London: Laurence King Publishing. p. 148. ISBN 1856694593.
2. ^ Morris, Colin (1991). The Papal Monarchy: The Western Church from 1050 to 1250. … 展开