Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, Siena - 07 Tank Top

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Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, Siena - 07 by Andrea Mazzocchetti

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta is the main church of Siena, in Tuscany, the episcopal seat of the metropolitan archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino; the building is located in the square of the same name, in Terzo di Città.
Built in Italian Romanesque-Gothic style, it is one of the most significant churches built in this style in Italy.
The façade, all in white marble with some decoration in red of Siena and serpentine of Prato, is divisible in two halves, inferior and superior, referable to two distinct constructive phases. The richness of the decoration, mainly sculptural, hides irregularities and asymmetries derived from the long construction phase to which many designers have put hand.
The lower façade was built by Giovanni Pisano and refers to a Romanesque-Gothic style of transition. He worked there between 1284 and 1297, before suddenly moving away from Si...

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