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Basilica vs Duomo - What's the difference?

basilica | duomo |

As nouns the difference between basilica and duomo

is that basilica is a Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory while duomo is a cathedral.

basilica

English

(wikipedia basilica)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.
  • A Roman Catholic church or cathedral with basilican status.
  • (obsolete) An apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies were held for dispensing justice; hence, any large hall used for this purpose.

    • duomo

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cathedral.
  • * Tennyson
    • Of tower or duomo , sunny sweet.
    (Webster 1913) ----