Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo Bollengo
Of Irene Balzani
The bell tower
After the year 1000, the bell tower became a predominant architectural element, standing out as a visual landmark between the hills and the plains. At first glance, the Romanesque building appears to be a unitary construction, but documents from the Nineteenth century attest to the presence of walls between the bell tower and the church, suggesting a separate building unit.
The bell tower of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul, similar to the Ciucarun, leans against the façade and has a total of six storeys; in sequence there is a plugged opening, a slit, a single lancet window and, on the last two storeys, a double lancet w
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