Katedrala Gospe Velike u Dubrovniku

Prva dubrovačka katedrala, bizantska bazilika, koja je pronađena tijekom istraživanja osamdesetih godina prošlog stoljeća, počiva ispod dviju građevina. Podno monumentalne romaničke katedrale, za koju mnogi stari pisci govore da joj nije bilo premca u cijelom Iliriku, a na njima, danas stoji katedrala posvećena sv. Mariji Velikoj, podignuta između 1671. i 1713. godine. Današnja prvostolnica građena je na poticaj Dubrovčanina Stjepana Gradića koji je za projektanta odredio arhitekta Andreu Buffalinija. Gradnju je započeo Paolo Andreotti, a nastavili su je slijedom Piero Antonio Bazzi, Tommaso Napoli i Ilija Katičić. Katedrala je bila posvećena 1713. godine, građena je u obliku latinskog križa sa tri uzdužna broda i jednim poprečnim. Na njihovu sjecištu uzdiže se visoka kupola, na tamburu, koju krasi osam prozora i lanterna sa križem na vrhu. U ovom radu, osim kratkog osvrta na dvije prethodnice, obuhvaćena je ponajviše barokna katedrala i njezino nastajanje, te obogaćivanje njezinog interijera, ali i eksterijera.The first Dubrovnik Cathedral, Byzantine basilica, which was found during research of the eighties, rests beneath two buildings. Under monumental Romanesque cathedral, for which many ancient writers say that she did not bow throughout Illyria, and today on the top of them stands the Cathedral dedicated to St. Mary Major, built between 1671 and 1713. Today's cathedral was built on the initiative of Dubrovnik citizen Stjepan Gradić who appointed architect Andrea Buffalini as a designer. The construction was started by Paolo Andreotti, and continued by Piero Antonio Bazzi, Tommaso Napoli and Ilija Katičić. Cathedral was opened in 1713, was built in the shape of a Latin cross with three longitudinal ships and one cross, at their intersection rises high dome on a drum, which boasts eight windows and lantern with a cross on top. In this paper, except for a brief examination of two predecessors, baroque cathedral is covered the most, along with its formation and enrichment of its interior, and exterior