Right next to the Old Town Hall, Corfu’s Catholic Cathedral (or Duomo) is dedicated to St Christopher and St Jacob (or St James). Its construction began in the 16th century, during the Venetian rule, on the site of an older church. And it was consecrated as Corfu’s Catholic Cathedral in 1553 after the previous cathedral, dedicated to the Apostles Peter and Paul in the Old Fortress, was destroyed. In 1658, it was renovated by Archbishop Carlo Labia and underwent further renovations until it took its present form in 1905, with elements of Venetian, Baroque and Neoclassical architecture. The inside was destroyed by the German air force in 1943 and it was completely restored between 1966 and 1970, with an ornate altar and frescoes. It continues to serve Corfu’s Catholic community to this day.