San Martino Vescovo

via Roma, 1 - 15050 Carbonara Scrivia (AL)
Tel. +39 (0131) 892.194
http://www.diocesitortona.it

The church, built in 1780 on the site of a previous church dating back to the mid-16th century, stands in the center of the town. It features a salient façade with volutes connecting the upper and lower registers, an overall neoclassical style. It is divided into three sections by paired pilasters rising from the base to the upper entablature, which features a marble-clad plinth at the base and a capital at the top. It is topped by a tympanum resting on the entablature and frescoed inside. In the central section is a portal featuring marble jambs surmounted by a curvilinear vaulted tympanum. In the area above the portal is a mixtilinear opening. The square bell tower is located adjacent to the right perimeter wall of the church. The interior of the church has a Greek cross plan. The four arms are punctuated at their intersections by sturdy square-section pillars supporting the arches supporting the central dome. The interior is characterized by an impressive decorative apparatus composed of architectural and pictorial elements.