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The Campo Santo, also known as Camposanto Monumentale ("monumental cemetery") or Camposanto Vecchio ("old cemetery"), is a historical edifice at the northern edge of the Cathedral Square in Pisa, Italy.
The monumental Campo Santo was built, at the behest of Archbishop Federigo Visconti, in 1276 by Giovanni di Simone (and later by Giovanni Pisano) to contain the elegant Roman sarcophagi that surrounded the Cathedral.
Campo Santo takes its name from “Holy Field” as it is said to have been built around the sacred soil brought from the Fourth Crusade in Golgotha in the 12th century. It was the fourth and last of the buildings to be erected in the Piazza dei Miracoli.
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The Camposanto Monumentale (monumental cemetery), is also known as the Camposanto Vecchio or “old cemetery”. It is one of the most important historical edifice, located in the northern side of the Piazza dei Miracoli (the Cathedral Square), in Pisa, Italy.
The cemetery of Pisa Cathedral – begun in 1277 by Giovanni di Simone – is the last of the monumental buildings in Piazza dei Miracoli. It is called Campo Santo because this is where the Holy Land of Golgotha would have been brought by the Pisan ships returning from the victorious Third Crusade.
Dec 17, 2020 · Discover The Camposanto in Pisa, Italy: Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.
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Piazza del Duomo - Campo Santo Monumentale. The Cemetery, forming a backdrop to the Cathedral place on its north side, was the last monument to be built, beginning in 1277 under Giovanni di Simone.
