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Taranto Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Taranto, Apulia, Italy, dedicated to Saint Catald, who is the city's patron saint. It is the archiepiscopal seat of the Archdiocese of Taranto. The Cathedral was built by the Byzantines in the 10th century, under Emperor Nicephorus II Phocas, over an earlier construction dating from the 5th century, and is the oldest cathedral in Apulia.
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Museo Spartano
Romanesque-Gothic church built in 1302 over the site of a Byzantine church of the 11th century, built, in turn, on an ancient Greek temple. The entry is reachable through a Baroque staircase erected in the 18th century.
Doric Temple
Two doric columns represent the remains of this ancient Greek temple, dedicated to the god of the seas. It dates to the 6th century BC and was unfortunately victim of spoliation during the centuries. The columns stand at 8.47 m (28 ft) above the ground, in front of the city hall, and they can be admired from behind a gate.
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Tomba degli Atleti
Large chambered tomb with a quadrangular plan built and paved with carparo blocks during the 5th century BC, where have been collocated accurate replicas of the grave goods, mainly ceramic vases.