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Duomo di Siena

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Recommended sightseeing time:1-2 hour

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Piazza del Duomo, 8, 53100 Siena SI, ItalyMap

Phone+39 0577 286300

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One of the most beautiful cathedrals I have ever visited - both inside and out!

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Located in the historical, artistic and cultural center of Siena, the Cathedral is an example of Italian Roman and Gothic churches. As one of the largest churches in Italy, Siena Cathedral is still a church that is not fully completed according to its design. The marble floor in the church depicts history and biblical stories. These 56 floors were completed by many artists. The earliest sculpture was made of white carved marble filled with black stucco. The precious floor is only in Exhibited at certain times of the year. The exterior walls of the building are dominated by stripes of white and dark green marble, and the front is decorated with ornate façade statues, but most of these are replicas, and the originals are kept in the Opera Museum in the cathedral. The stained-glass windows in the cathedral are also very beautiful, but the important one from Duccio di Bonissegna is now in the Opera Museum. The Piccolomini Family Library (Libreria Piccolomini) is another highlight in the cathedral, with a series of frescoes depicting Piccolomini's life, which is very impressive. Next to the library is the Baptistery of St. John (BattisterodiSanGiovanni). The frescoed crypt (Cripta), located below the pulpit, was not discovered until 1999. Cathedral Opera Museum The Cathedral Opera Museum (Museodell'Opera) is one of the earliest private museums in Italy. The location of this church should be the original design of the nave corridor, but because it was not completed, a wall was built into a museum. Many original works of art in the cathedral are collected in the museum, and from here, you can climb the 131 stairs to reach the half-built vertical wall (Panoramadal Facciatone) to enjoy the panoramic view of the whole cathedral. Church masterpieces Some masterpieces in the cathedral: P. Lorenzetti (PietroLorenzetti): "Birthof the Virgin" (Birthof the Virgin), Duccio di Buoninsegna (Ducciodi Buoninsegna): "Sacred Cathedral of Siena" "(Maestà del Duomo di Siena), Donatello (Donatello): "Madonna of Forgiveness", are stored in the Cathedral Opera Museum.

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One of the most beautiful cathedrals I have ever visited - both inside and out!

Reviewed on Aug 18, 2023

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In Siena area, this is a must see attraction. When you walk in, you can feel the past. Artwork. That stone. Just wondering who will be walking where you are when. Even if you are not religious, you cannot deny that the cathedral has a spiritual feeling. I think you should buy a ticket including the cellar. Can't miss it!

Reviewed on Aug 9, 2023

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Built between 1215 and 1263, the cathedral is an earlier Italian building. The exterior and interior of the cathedral consist of white and dark green marble, alternately striped, and black and white is the symbol of Siena. A second large-scale expansion of the main body of the cathedral was planned in 1339, but the Black Death pandemic in 1348 led to the shutdown and the work was never resumed. What can now be seen is the exterior wall of the southern cathedral. You can climb one of the walls through narrow stairs to enjoy the city view.

Reviewed on Jan 11, 2021

圣热尔韦昂瓦列尔周勃

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On the way to Florence, I stayed for one night in Siena, a medieval town in Tuscany, with few tourists (relatively less thieves). If it weren't for the impact of the Black Death, the original goal of building Siena Cathedral was to surpass St. Peter's Basilica. Some say that Tusca is the closest place to heaven, ascending to the tower of Manga overlooking, the original heaven is so real and beautiful.

Reviewed on Feb 22, 2017

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The "Three Goddesses of Meihui" created by Pinturicio in the Picolomini Library is also an unforgettable treasure in the interior. The "Three Goddesses of Meihui" is the general name of the three goddesses of flattery, elegance and beauty. Zeus was overly arrogant, like God in the Old Testament, but unfortunately he went down to the world's three thousand golds, symbolizing "brilliant", "brilliant" and "flower" Agraia, Oprosne and Talia, but tragic to the fate of even at the mercy of mankind. The broken and undone arms seem to make people feel the impulse to wave, if the statues have life, they must be painful, that originally belonged to their limbs, without the care of the artist, it is difficult to demobilize, and the eternal lack of achievement forever pain.

Reviewed on Feb 1, 2017