pietra leccese

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Pietra leccese is a soft, light-yellow limestone found in Lecce, a city in the Puglia region of southeastern Italy. This easily worked stone is characteristic of the Apulian Baroque architecture for which Lecce is known, with many of its buildings constructed from it. While the term "pietra dura" refers to hard stones used in mosaic work, pietra leccese is a type of limestone, a softer rock.12

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…are built of the characteristic pietra leccese, a light yellow, easily worked limestone. The cathedral, the Basilica of Santa Croce, and the Church of SS. Niccolo e Cataldo are notable, all rebuilt in the Baroque style. Other fine Baroque buildings include the bishop’s palace, the seminary, and the Palazzo della…
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…are built of the characteristic pietra leccese, a light yellow, easily worked limestone. The cathedral, the Basilica of Santa Croce, and the Church of SS. Niccolo e Cataldo are notable, all rebuilt in the Baroque style. Other fine Baroque buildings include the bishop’s palace, the seminary, and the Palazzo della…
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