Marble Republic: How the Pisa Cathedral Transformed the Piazza dei Miracoli

What if the stones of Europe's greatest cathedral could speak of naval victories, holy relics, and the birth of sacred art?In 1063, the fleet of the maritime Republic of Pisa broke the harbor chains of Saracen Palermo, returning laden with spoils that would alter the course of Western architecture. They did not build a fortress or a royal palace; they raised a grand sanctuary dedicated to the Assu...