Monday to Friday
8:30 - 12:00 15:30 - 18:30
Saturday
8:30 - 12:30 15:30 - 19:00
Sunday
9:00 - 12:30 15:30 - 18:30
Giotto decorated the Temple, which was built on the site of the 13th-century church of San Francisco, and in fact one of his wooden crucifixes is still inside. It was conceived by Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta as a commemorative tomb for his family, and although construction began in 1447, it was still incomplete at his death. The temple was designed by Leon Battista Alberti, and Matteo dei Pasti and Agostino di Duccio created the decorations in bas-relief in the chapels, which highlight the dominant personality of the commissioner celebrated by Piero della Francesca in his fresco of the prince and San Sigismondo. The temple, which was recently consecrated as a basilica, has been restored and funded by the Cassa di Risparmio di Rimini Foundation. Its completion, in the year of Jubilee, restored the marble and bright colors of the interior chapels to their former splendor.