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Sacred Mountain of Varallo is the oldest of the Italian and foreign constructions of its kind, founded in 1491 by friar Bernardino Caimi of the Ordine dei Minori Osservanti di San Francesco, and comprises the minor basilica and 45 chapels. The zone, preceded by the Porta Aurea, is located on the summit and built up of palazzi and elaborate porticos, is built around the two squares; piazza dei Tribunali (piazza civica) and piazza del Tempio (piazza religiosa). The aim here, was to represent the city of Jerusalem. |
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