![]() The sarcophagi of Sigismondo Malatesta and his mistress Isotte degli Atti were to be located in the semicircular recesses on the facade, and the recesses on the sides of the building were intended as the tombs of scholars and poets from Malatesta's court. The façade repeats the motif of the triumphal arch, and on the sides of the arcade motif imitating ancient aqueduct. Reminiscence of antiquity is evident on the facade of the Cathedral. The church was supposed to represent the secular power of the client, and the impression was enhanced by a fantastic ornament in the interior with mystical and secret iconography. ![]() Tempio Malatestiano is a beautiful one-nave church built by Leon Battista Alberti in 1450, by order Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta. ![]() This cathedral is the masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance.
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