Churches / Lecce (LE)
Church of San Giovanni Battista al Rosario
Parish seat since 1914, it was built for the Dominicans by architect Giuseppe Zimbalo between 1691 and 1728.
The facade is characterized at the center by two massive fluted columns framing a large portal, surmounted by the symbol of the Dominicans and the statue of San Domenico di Guzman. On the sides of the portal there are two niches that the stone statues of San Giovanni Battista and of Beato Francesco. At the center of the balustrade, by the large central window, is placed the statue of the Virgin.
The interior has a Greek cross plan with a large octagonal room covered by wooden trusses.