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The Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, commonly known simply as the Frari, is the second largest church in Venice and received the title of minor basilica from Pope Pius XI in 1926. It is located in the Campo dei Frari of the same name, in the San Polo district, and is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. The plan is a Latin cross, and the style is Venetian Gothic in terracotta and Istrian stone. It has three naves with pointed arches resting on six columns on each side. It measures 102 metres in length, 48 metres in the transept and is 28 metres high; it has 17 monumental altars and many works of art are kept inside, including two paintings by Titian. It also houses the tombs and funeral monuments of numerous personalities linked to Venice, including Claudio Monteverdi, Titian himself, Antonio Canova, as well as numerous doges. It is the only important Italian church to have preserved a large choir surrounded by a high wall at the end of the central nave in front of the high altar, according to medieval custom.
The Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, commonly known simply as the Frari, is the second largest church in Venice and received the title of minor basilica from Pope Pius XI in 1926. It is located in the Campo dei Frari of the same name, in the San Polo district, and is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. The plan is a Latin cross, and the style is Venetian Gothic in terracotta and Istrian stone. It has three naves with pointed arches resting on six columns on each side. It measures 102 metres in length, 48 metres in the transept and is 28 metres high; it has 17 monumental altars and many works of art are kept inside, including two paintings by Titian. It also houses the tombs and funeral monuments of numerous personalities linked to Venice, including Claudio Monteverdi, Titian himself, Antonio Canova, as well as numerous doges. It is the only important Italian church to have preserved a large choir surrounded by a high wall at the end of the central nave in front of the high altar, according to medieval custom.
