The Cathedral of Orvieto is the highest expression of the late Italian Middle Ages, symbol of the city of Orvieto and among the most beautiful cathedrals in Italy and around the world. The beginning of the work for its construction dates back to 1290 and was built by the will of the Church and the City, in order to create a single cathedral of the city that could take the place of the two churches in the square: the church of Santa Maria and that of San Costanzo. 

Its construction was followed in the first place by the director Fra’ Bevignate but, in the five centuries necessary to finish the works, many figures followed. In 1309 it was the architect Lorenzo Maitani who took the reins of the yard and directed the works for the construction of the Gothic facade.