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Orvieto is a town in the province of Terni, in Umbria.

Orvieto is established on a cliff of tuff, 325 m above sea level, overlooking the valley below where the rivers Paglia and Chiani just before it joins the Tiber. This enormous platform brownish volcanic tuff, which is raised from twenty to fifty yards from the plane of the campaign was created by the eruption of some volcanoes, which deposited huge quantities of material.

The Duomo of Orvieto is the cathedral church town, a masterpiece of Italian Gothic architecture. The facade is decorated by a large number of reliefs and sculptures designed by the Sienese Lorenzo Maitani.

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