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It was burned down by a fanatical young monk in 1950, rebuilt in 1955 as an exact replica of the original structure, and renovated in 1987 with a brand new gold-foil covering.
He also acted in films; his performances are few but indelible, from his matinee-idol turn as the empathetic monk in Carl Theodor Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) to his part as Marat in Abel Gance's Napoleon (1927), in which, at one point, he breaks off a discussion by getting down on all fours and barking like a dog.
Carved from the cliffside by a monk starting in the year 713, its height is 71 m (233 ft).
Although the monk died in Bologna in 1221, the tomb was designed much later by Nicola Pisano with additional works by Nicolò dell’Arca and the 20-year-old Michelangelo.
The leather school tucked away behind the church of Santa Croce’s sacristy (in what was once Franciscan monk’s cells) is still around, allowing you a glimpse at the traditional making of leather goods such as handbags, wallets, gloves, belts, and desk accessories.