The Church Beata Vergine Incoronata
The Church Beata Vergine Incoronata in Sabbioneta, North Italy was built in the years 1586-88 and previously built where stands the church of St. Nicholas, with the then demolished by order of Vespasian Gonzaga. Apart from the church of Santa Maria Assunta is the religious center closest to the policy of the city.
The element that characterizes it is the octagonal design inspired by models of the fifteenth century Lombard master Bramante, especially the Church of St. The central plan had in fact represented the alternative to longitudinal since the beginning of religious Christian and its origin is to be found in a common type of Roman mausoleum. The idea of ??building a church with an octagonal plan in Sabbioneta born probably due to the frequent travel of Vespasian in the State of Milan, in addition to its emphasis on classical models.
