Baptistery of San Giovanni, Volterra
[Image:Battistero di Volterra, interno.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Baptismal font by Giovanni Vaccà]
The Baptistery of San Giovanni an octagonal thirteenth-century religious building standing just in front of the Duomo of Volterra, in the center of the city. It was supposedly first built in the seventh century at the site of a Roman temple dedicated to Sun worship.
The façade is decorated with horizontal bands of white and dark green marble. The Romanesque Portal has been attributed to a follower of Nicola Pisano. The sixteenth-century altar inside has been assigned to Balsimelli da Settignano, using a design by Mino da Fiesole. It has a painting is by Andrea Sansovino. The Ciborium was completed by Mino da Fiesole. The baptismal font by Giovanni Vaccà. Above it rises a statue of St John the Baptist by Giovanni Antonio Cybei. The holy water receptacle is an ancient Roman sarcophagus.