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Madonna di Campagna, Minor basilica in Verona, Italy.

The church of Santa Maria della Pace, known as Madonna di Campagna, has a circular exterior with no main facade; three entrances are sheltered by a portico with Tuscan columns inspired by Roman temples. Inside, the plan is unexpectedly octagonal, with a Greek-cross presbytery and a large dome in eight segments covered by a copper shell. A smaller dome covers the presbytery.

In 1517 the Republic of Venice ordered the demolition of buildings within a mile of Verona's walls; a small wall with a late 14th-century fresco of the Madonna and Child between Saints Bartholomew and Anthony Abbot survived and became an object of devotion. Bishop Agostino Lippomano commissioned Michele Sanmicheli to design a church to house it. Construction began in 1559, the year Sanmicheli died, and was completed in 1589; the fresco was placed behind the high altar in 1561. The church was restored in 1633 and 1903, enlarged in 1931–32 to designs by Francesco Banterle, and reconsecrated on 17 September 1932.

The name "Madonna di Campagna" refers to the countryside location where a 14th-century fresco of the Madonna and Child enthroned between Saints Bartholomew and Anthony Abbot survived the 1517 demolitions ordered by the Republic of Venice. The image became an object of devotion, and in 1561 it was placed behind the high altar, where it remains today.

The church has no main facade: three entrances under a Tuscan-columned portico lead into the octagonal interior. The presbytery lies on the eastern axis, with the venerated fresco behind the high altar. A spiral staircase in the sacristy tower climbs to the two domes.

The building features two domes: a large eight-segment dome above the interior drum and another covering the presbytery, creating a rare double-dome structure. This dual arrangement creates visual complexity that plays against the orderly Renaissance design in unexpected ways.

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1559
Architects
Michele Sanmicheli, Bernardino Brugnoli, Francesco Ronzani
Architectural style
Renaissance architecture
Address
piazza Madonna di Campagna
GPS coordinates
45.43045,11.05105
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