Siena Cathedral

on your first or second trip to Italy you definitely need to visit Siena and definitely Siena Cathedral. this church is incredibly beautiful and provides a lot of interesting history since this is one of the great cities under the Medici control in Firenze. of course you can just walk around this beautiful city and spend a couple days too take in the uniqueness of a city built on a defensible hilltop.

Cathedral front Siena Cathedral
The front of the cathedral
Cathedral side view Siena Cathedral
Cathedral from the side
Cathedral history Siena Cathedral
The history of the cathedral
Marble mosaics Siena Cathedral
There are these amazing marble mosaics in the floor that make you wonder how much work went into this beautiful place
Entryway Bill Smale
The main entranceway. I think these pillars remind me of Egypt though I’ve never been there
Beautiful mosaic Bill Smale
Another one of the beautiful mosaics
Beautiful ceiling Bill Smale
The ceilings are also beautiful works of Art
Famous Popes Bill Smale
These figurines are either famous bishops or Popes
Map of artwork
This map shows the different artists which created the various artworks
Medieval scene
a medieval scene
Beautiful library
The library has this truly amazing walls and ceilings they just don’t seem to end
Beautiful hymnal
This is a hymnal with incredible artwork
The library
The library
Library ceiling
Library ceiling
Book artwork
Detail of some of the artwork in the books
Beautiful organ
Quite a beautiful organ arrangement
Looking at the entrance
Looking back towards the entrance
Beautiful stained glass window
Beautiful stained glass window

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