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The city preserves almost intact the urban fabric and the aspect defined him among the sec. XIII and the XVI. Been born by the fusion of three inhabited areas, Siena has its urbanistic and monumental centers in the Plaza of the Field and in that of the Cathedral. Maximum city monument is note the cathedral, initiated in 1229, finished in the fundamental structures in 1264 and completed in the sec. XIV; between 1376 and 1382 the façade and the apse were completed. The ambitious project, initiated in 1339, to build a new, gigantic cathedral, of which the precedent would have had to be the transetto in 1355, was abandoned for insurmountable technical difficulties. The Gothic façade tricuspidata, adorned of three portals and of numerous statues (the original ones are found in the Museum of the Metropolitan work and I/you/they have been replaced by copies), it is due the inferior part to Giovanni Pisano and students (1284-96), in the superior to Giovanni of Cecco (1376-82). Notable also the bell tower, built in Romanesque style in 1313, with strips decoration marmoreal white and black. The inside, to three aisles on pillars polistili, suggestive in the building hanging to white and black bands, it has a stupendous floor (56 graffiti panels and to tarsia in white, black and colored marble), realized between 1369 and 1547 on cardboards furnished by numerous artists, among which Giovanni's Matteo, Pinturicchio and the Beccafumi. Numerous and of great artistic value the sculptures and the preserved paintings in the church: famous particularly the pulpit to octagonal plant, realized by Nicola Pisano with Giovanni's Pisano aid, Arnolfo of Change and Lapo (1265-68). In white marble, resting on nine columns of granite, of porfido and of green marble, it has the separated superior part in eight panels, separate among them from statues of Prophets and Angels, splendidly graven with Histories of Christ. In the chapel of S. Giovanni Battista, built by Giovanni of Stephen in 1482, paintings of the Pinturicchio are found, the statue of Saint Caterina in Alexandria (1487), realized by Neroccio of Bartholomew Landi and helps and the bronzy statue of St. Giovanni Battista, of Donatello, splendid example of the expressive power of the teacher. In the chapel of S. They gasp cardinal Riccardo Petroni's Monument you/they can be admired, of Tub from Camaino (1318) and bishop Giovanni Pecci's Grave, in bronze, of Donatello (1426). Other notable works are the altar Piccolomini, work of Andrew Bregno, and, in the presbytery, the greatest altar realized in 1532 by B. Peruzzi; on it they are found a valuable bronzy ciborium of the Oldie (1467-72), two angels portacandelabro of Giovanni of Stephen and eight angels of the Beccafumi. Of particular beauty is the wooden choir set to the walls of the apse. From the cathedral it is accessed the Bookstore Piccolomini, built in the sec. XV to guard the library of Pious II. The inside is dressed again by a cycle of frescos of the Pinturicchio and students (Scenes of the life of Pious II), notable for the vivacity of the style and the decorative exuberance.3 Siena hotels deals center hotel Siena - Prenotazione hotel Siena - Alberghi Siena - Hotel lusso e cinque stelle Siena - Lista hotel Siena - Offerte alberghi Siena hotel tre stelle - Hotel Siena centro offerte speciali - Albergo Siena-Alberghi Siena - Accommodation Siena Italy - 3 star hotels Siena - Siena hotel deals center hotel Siena - Luxury hotel Siena - five star hotels - Hotels and Siena - Overnight accomodation Siena - Siena hotels Siena - Site Map