Cathedral
SIENA
It is the main temple of the city and one of the most beutiful cathedrals in all Italy.It is devoted to Nuestra señoraDe la Asuncion, theSiena´s virgin.
CONSTRUCTIONIt only takes 48 years for
its construction (1215-1263).
The archiquitect who designed this Cathedral was a barroque archiquect. His name was Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Latin cross
Ground-plan.
Interesting Historical Fact.They try to make 3 times bigger the main Ground plan. But this project was stopped ,and then finished, because of the “Black Death”.
In this photo we can apreciate the amplied zone ( but is not finished)
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Some gothic archiquectonical elements.
. Rib vault
IT HASN´T GOT POINTED ARCHES!, IT HAS ROUND ARCHES.Rose window
Stained glass windows
Flying buttresses
GENERAL PICTURE
For what is this cathedral used?
Before AfterIt has use for only priviliged religios people like the Bishop. Not many political activities
Now it is used for tourism and economic activities
As you can see it has a lot of tourism/visitors.
FaçadeThere are lots of gargoyles but not many sculptures from the Bible. In the tympanum we can see the Virgin of Asuncion.
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