Baptistery of

Padua - sacral building adjacent to the ca thedral in Padua, which was built to celebrate in the sacrament o f baptism. Baptistery is dedicated to St. John the Baptist, and i ts origins date back to XI-XII century building is shaped like a square with the drum and dome. In the course of its history has been somewhat modified. In 1280 a chapel was built on the altar, was erected in 1376 a second drum, which includes mural Paradise by Giusto de Menabuoi. By contrast, the currently existing portico entrance is from the fifteenth century