| Torre Mangia
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| Description :
| The 100 meter tower is the tallest secular medieval tower in Italy. Next to the tower is the Palazzo Publicco (town hall).
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| Siena
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| Communist Party Rally
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| Description :
| As I was leaving the Sanctuary of Saint Catherine, I ran into this scene. This was the start of a long parade/rally for the Communist party.
| | Location :
| Siena
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| Communist Party Parade
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| Description :
| I walked up the street and took a picture in the direction of where I had been standing.
| | Location :
| Siena
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| Communist Party Parade
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| Description :
| They go all out in this. This truck was playing music and the people behind it were dancing and chanting. They like to make politics fun.
| | Location :
| Siena
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| Communist Party Parade
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| Description :
| A view of the parade with the Duomo in the background.
| | Location :
| Siena
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| View from Museo dell' Opera
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| Description :
| This is the view of Il Campo from the top of the Cathedral Museum. The rooftop is narrow, about 5 feet wide and the walls are less than three feet high.
| | Location :
| Siena
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| View from Museo dell'Opera
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| Description :
| Facing east from the top of the Cathedral Museum.
| | Location :
| Siena
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| View from Museo dell' Opera
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| Description :
| Another view to the east from the Cathedral Museum.
| | Location :
| Siena
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| View from the Museo dell' Opera
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| Description :
| View of the Duomo from the Cathedral Museum.
| | Location :
| Siena
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| View from the Museo dell' Opera
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| Description :
| Another view of the Duomo from the museum.
| | Location :
| Siena
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| View from Museo dell' Opera
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| Description :
| Il Campo as seen from the Cathedral Museum.
| | Location :
| Siena
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| Duomo
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| Description :
| The Duomo in Siena. Completed to its current size in 1215, there were constant plans to expand it. The tower was added in the next century. The wall on the right of the picture was the beginning of an expansion that was never completed. In 1348, the Black Plague hit and future construction was halted.
| | Location :
| Siena
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| Duomo Facade
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| Description :
| The front of the Duomo
| | Location :
| Siena
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| Top of the Duomo Facade
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| Description :
| Closer look at the artwork at the top of the Duomo.
| | Location :
| Siena
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| Duomo Altar
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| Description :
| The altar is Renaissance. It was begun by Michelangelo, but he left in 1504 to work on David in Florence.
| | Location :
| Siena
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| Duomo Floor
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| Description :
| The Duomo is known for the extraordinary marblework on its floor. This is a small example. It shows several Italian cities with their symbols. In the center is Siena. The she-wolf with Romulas and Remus (the founders of Rome) is the symbol of Siena.
| | Location :
| Siena
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| Duomo Stained Glass
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| Description :
| A stained glass image of the Last Supper in the Duomo
| | Location :
| Siena
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| Duomo Inside
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| Description :
| View of the inside of the Duomo.
| | Location :
| Siena
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| Duomo Library
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| Description :
| Brilliant frescoes in the Libreria Piccolomini by Pinturicchio in 1502.
| | Location :
| Siena
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| Ceiling of the Duomo Library
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| Description :
| The ceiling of the Libreria Piccolomini.
| | Location :
| Siena
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| Duomo Pulpit
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| Description :
| The greatest treasure in the Duomo is this pulpit built by Nicola Pisano in 1268.
| | Location :
| Siena
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| View from Fortezza
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| Description :
| View of the Tuscan countryside from the Fortezza
| | Location :
| Siena
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| View from Fortezza
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| Description :
| View of Siena from the Fortezza
| | Location :
| Siena
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| View from Fortezza
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| Description :
| Another view of Siena from the Fortezza
| | Location :
| Siena
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| View from Museo Civico
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| Description :
| View of Siena from the Museo Civico Loggia
| | Location :
| Siena
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| il Campo
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| Description :
| The famous Campo of Siena. This is where the Pallio horse race takes place every year.
| | Location :
| Siena
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| Palazzo Publico
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| Description :
| The Palazzo Publicco (the old town hall) on the Campo
| | Location :
| Siena
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| Wednesday Market
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| Description :
| Every Wednesday, there is a market of mostly clothes. It is very crowded and very big.
| | Location :
| Siena
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