Editing Amalfi (section)

==Main sights==
Amalfi occupied a high position in medieval architecture; its cathedral of Sant'Andrea ([[Saint Andrew]], 11th century), the [[campanile]], the convent of the Cappuccini, founded by the Amalfitan Cardinal [[Peter of Capua the Elder|Pietro Capuano]], richly represent the artistic movement prevailing in Southern Italy at the time of the Normans, with its tendency to blend the Byzantine style with the forms and sharp lines of the northern architecture.<ref name="Catholic">{{Catholic|wstitle=Amalfi|inline=1| last =Buonaiuti | first =Ernesto | year =1907 | volume =I}}</ref>

===Cathedral===
{{Main|Amalfi Cathedral}}{{Unreferenced section|date=September 2023}}[[File:Shrine of Saint Andrew, Amalfi.JPG|thumb|220x220px|Shrine of Saint Andrew.|left]]
At the top of a flight of steps, [[Amalfi Cathedral|Saint Andrew's Cathedral]] ([[Duomo]]) overlooks the Piazza Duomo, the heart of Amalfi. The cathedral dates back to the 11th century; its interior is adorned in the [[Rococo|late Baroque]] style with a nave and two aisles divided by 20 columns. The façade of the cathedral is Byzantine in style and is adorned with various paintings of saints, including a large fresco of Saint Andrew.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

[[File:Amalfi BW 2013-05-15 11-49-21 DxO.jpg|thumb|240px|Duomo di Amalfi and the piazza.]]The gold caisson ceiling has four large paintings by [[Andrea dell'Asta]]. They depict the flagellation of [[Saint Andrew]], the miracle of Manna, the crucifixion of Saint Andrew and the Saint on the cross. From the left hand nave there is a flight of stairs which leads to the crypt. These stairs were built in 1203 for Cardinal Pietro Capuano, who, on 18 May 1208, brought Saint Andrew's remains to the cathedral from [[Constantinople]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

The bronze statue of Saint Andrew in the cathedral was sculpted by [[Michelangelo Naccherino]], a pupil of [[Michelangelo]]; also present are [[Pietro Bernini]] marble sculptures of St. Stephen and St. Lawrence.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

In 1206, [[Saint Andrew]]'s relics were brought to Amalfi from Constantinople by the Pietro Capuano following the [[Sack of Constantinople]] (an event of the [[4th Crusade]]) after the completion of the town's cathedral.<ref name="Catholic" /> The cathedral contains a tomb in its crypt that it maintains still holds a portion of the [[relic]]s of the [[Twelve Apostles|apostle]]. A golden [[reliquary]] which originally housed his skull and another one used for [[procession]]s through Amalfi on holy days can also be seen.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

===Arsenal of the Maritime Republic (''Gli Arsenali della Repubblica'')===
[[File:Amalfi-Chiostro del paradiso.jpg|thumb|240px|The ''Chiostro del Paradiso''.]]The structure of the arsenal consists of two large stone-built halls with vaulting supported by repeated pointed arches. The vaulting rests on ten piers, originally there were twenty two, the missing twelve and the structure they supported having been lost to centuries of [[coastal erosion]].  The main function of the arsenal was the building, repair and storage of warships.  Amalfitan war-galleys were among the largest to be found in the Mediterranean during the Early Middle Ages.  The building now contains architectural and sculptural remains, a row-barge used in the Historical Regatta, a number of models of ships and it also acts as a venue for visual art exhibitions. Starting from December 2010, the Ancient Arsenals of Amalfi host the Compass Museum on the premises of the two aisles of the building, which were spared by the Amalfi seaquake of 1343.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://amalfi-coast.com/amalfi-ancient-arsenals|title= The Ancient Arsenals of Amalfi|access-date= 25 January 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120109060637/http://amalfi-coast.com/amalfi-ancient-arsenals|archive-date= 9 January 2012|url-status= live}}</ref>

===Museum of Handmade Paper (''Museo della Carta'')===
[[File:Amalfi Piazza del Duomo Italy 3.JPG|thumb|View of Piazza del Duomo.|240x240px]]

The Museum of Handmade Paper, located in Mill Valley in the northern part of the modern town, celebrates the long-established paper making tradition in Amalfi. The town was one of the first centres of paper making in Europe, the skill having been acquired by the Amalfitans from the Arabs. The museum is housed in an ancient paper mill which was once owned by the Milano family, a family famous in Amalfi for its involvement in the production and manufacture of paper. In 1969 the building was converted into a museum as a result of the will of Nicholas Milano, the mill's then owner. The museum contains the machinery and equipment (restored and fully functional) that was once used to manufacture paper by hand.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}