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Churches of Rimini

[image ALT: A very low relief carving of an elephant in a wreath, which itself is part of a freeze of foliage and flowers. It is a detail of the exterior of the Tempio Malatestiano, in Rimini.]

A detail of the exterior of the Tempio Malatestiano.

[image ALT: A stone capital of a composite order, with something like Corinthian foliage in a neat wide band at the bottom, surmounted by a round abacus of ove-like carvings, in turn surmounted by something like an Ionic capital, with its volutes angled outwards, and the space between them taken up by the head of a cherub. It is a detail of the exterior of the Tempio Malatestiano, in Rimini.]
Tempio Malatestiano
[image ALT: A detail of some decorative brickwork, a raised X against a circular pilaster. It is a detail of the exterior of the church of S. Maria ad Nives, in Rimini.]
S. Maria ad Nives 		[image ALT: The upper part of a tall brick building in the baroque style, in which a central window with two smaller side windows being framed in stone, contrast sharply. It is a partial view of the exterior of the church of S. Maria dei Servi, in Rimini.]
S. Maria dei Servi 		[image ALT: The upper part of two arches of very decrepit blind arcading, of brick. It is a detail of the exterior of the church of S. Michelino in Foro, in Rimini.]
S. Michelino in Foro 		[image ALT: A patch of fresco about 20 centimeters on a side depicting the head of a rather androgynous young man with a halo, and the collar of a Franciscan robe, then a ragged edge; the rest has been lost. He is St. Anthony of Padua, and the fragment of fresco is in the Chapel of S. Antonio di Padova in Rimini.]
Tempietto di S. Antonio
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These few photos barely scratch the surface of the churches in town, of course, and until some future trip to Rimini, the only additional item I'll be able to provide, at my usual glacial pace, is a small site on the Tempo Malatestiano, the unrepossessing exterior of which conceals some marvelous Renaissance sculpture inside; it's usually considered Rimini's best monument.

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