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Sant Apollinare in Classe and Assisi
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Tempio di Minerva on Piazza del Comune
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The Palazzo Comunale is home to the Pinacoteca Comunale, an art gallery with works by local medieval artists
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Cafe on the Piazza del Comune
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Basilica di Santa Chiara is the burial place of St. Clare who was the founder of the Poor Clares (an order of nuns)
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Construction of the church and adjacent convent of St Clare began in 1257, three years after the saint's death
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Before this the sisters of St Clare were based at San Damiano
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The exterior of the building consists of alternate strips of pink and white stone, with massive supporting arches on either side
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The interior has the same layout as the Upper Basilica of St Francis
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The church occupied the site of the church of San Giorgio, where St Francis had been buried before his remains were moved
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Road up to the Piazza del Comune
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Assisi town
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The Palazzo Capitano del Popolo, built between 1212 and 1305, was the first public building to be erected in Piazza del Comune