Basilica of San Francesco alla Rocca in Viterbo

Brief historical notes. The Basilica of San Francesco alla Rocca was built starting from 1237 by the Order of Franciscan Friars, on the model, on a reduced scale, of the Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi. Built in local stone (pietra serena and peperino), the basilica is in Romanesque style with a Latin cross plan. The three arms of the transept are covered with cross vaults, while the main nave, marked by pointed arches in stone, is covered with a roof with two symmetrical pitches in wood and brick. The entire surface of the roof is covered with a layer of roof tiles and flat tiles. The whole complex, seriously damaged by bombing during the Second World War (1944) was partially rebuilt in 1953.