The Basilica of San Domenico (Cateriniana Basilica di San Domenico) is the most important church in Siena in Tuscany. The Basilica is located in Via Camporegio and dominates the valley of Fontebranda. The church was built between 1226 and 1265 initially brick; during the XIVth century the Basilica was enlarged in the Gothic forms whose […]
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SienaMetropolitan Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, or Duomo of Siena, is the main church in Siena, Tuscany. The building is located on the square of Santa Maria Assunta, Piazza del Duomo, in the district Terzo di Città. The Duomo of Siena, in Italian Romanesque-Gothic style, is one of the largest churches built in this style […]
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SienaLa Fonte Gaia is a fountain of Siena in Italy. La Fonte Gaia is located in Piazza del Campo and owes its name to the joy manifested by the Sienese people the day of his inauguration. Conducted between 1409 and 1419 by the sculptor Jacopo della Quercia is the highest fountain in the city of […]
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SienaLa Loggia della Mercanzia (also known as Loggia dei Mercanti and Loggia di San Paolo) is located in Siena, behind Piazza del Campo, in the intersection between Via Banchi di Sopra, Via Banchi di Sotto (where once passed the via Francigena) and via di Citta.
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SienaThe Public Palace of Siena (also known as Palazzo Comunale – City Hall of Siena) is a building built roughly between 1297 and 1310 by the Government of the Nine of the Republic of Siena. Today is the seat of the municipal government and the municipal museum. It is located in Piazza del Campo and […]
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