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THE MAIN PORTAL OF THE CATHEDRAL OF VERONA 



Behind the columns and griffins are rough relief sculptures of Roland and Oliver, the 

 famous paladins of Charlemagne. The nave and Gothic windows of this Romanesque 

 structure of the twelfth century are of a later time. Beside the cathedral rises an unfinished 

 campanile resting upon an ancient base. One of the priceless possessions of the church is a 

 painting of the Assumption by Titian. 



