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San Gimignano
View from the park of Rocca di Montestaffoli, a 14th century fortress. -
San Gimignano
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Siena Cathedral
She-wolf of Siena, surrounded with emblems of confederate cities, dating from 1373. -
Siena Cathedral
More interesting details on the ceiling of the Piccolomini Library. -
Siena Cathedral
Ceiling of the Piccolomini Library, painted by Pinturicchio (1503). -
Siena Cathedral
Some details on the ceiling of Piccolomini Library. -
Palazzo Nobili-Tarugi
Piazza Grande in rain. And Palazzo Nobili-Tarugi (left) built in the 16th century by either Antonio da Sangallo the Elder or possibly by Jacopo Barozzi from Vignola. -
Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
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Giotto's Campanile
Giotto stared building this tower in 1334. He combined white marble from Carrara, green marble from Prato, and red marble from Siena. The tower was completed in 1359. -
Giotto's Campanile
Daedalus by Andrea Pisano. Here I can actually understand why the marble is called 'green'. -
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Palazzo Vecchio
Officially, such decorations are called grotesque. -
Palazzo Vecchio
Grotesque or not, I like them a lot. -
View from Piazzale Michelangelo