Sermoneta, the Church of Santa Maria Assunta

Another example is the Church of Santa Maria Assunta, studied as a compact block of aggregations of buildings, rising to compose and enclose the space of Piazza Santa Maria as well as that of the sections adjacent to the old town centre. Lacking a true frontal view, the monument can be seen both through the various visual channels determined by the layout of the roads of the residential area and as a raised structure in the panoramic views from the surrounding territory of the Lepini Mountains and the Pontine Plains. A preliminary reading of the architectural enclosure reveals a complex structural stratification. From a first mapping we can distinguish at least eight different types of masonry configurations.