Italia Siena 2 Una citta da amare

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Siena
Una città da Amare
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Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of
the province of Siena. The historic centre of
Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World
Heritage Site. It is one of the nation's most
visited tourist attractions
Piazza del Campo
Piazza del Duomo
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Pantera
The  Contrada of the Ram "Valdimontone Motto
"Under my blow, the great wall crumbles" Significa
nce Perseverance
Siena retains a ward-centric culture from
medieval times. Each ward (contrada) is
represented by an animal or mascot, and has its
own boundary and distinct identity. Ward
rivalries are most rampant during the annual
horse race (Palio) in the Piazza del Campo
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The Basilica of San Domenico, also known as
Basilica Cateriniana, begun in 1226-1265, but was
enlarged in the 14th century, contains several
relics of St. Catherine of Siena, whose family
house is nearby
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Saint Catherine of Siena (1347- 1380) from
Dominican Order, was and a Scholastic philosopher
and theologian. She also worked to bring the
papacy of Gregory XI back to Rome from its
displacement in France, and to establish peace
among the Italian city-states.
Saint Catherine of Siena was proclaimed a Doctor
of the Church in 1970
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Saint Catherine of Siena is one of the two patron
saints of Italy, together with Francis of Assisi.
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The House of St. Catherine of Siena is in
Fontebranda, the area in the heart of the
Contrada dell'Oca, who owes its name to the most
famous fountain in Siena, but is better known as
the place of birth of Saint Catherine, the famous
Sienese mystic who died in 1380, was canonised
in 1461, and named doctor of the church in 1970.
Contrada dell'Oca Patron Saint and Feast Day St
Catherine of Siena, 29 April. The Contrada
celebrates her during the month of May
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Labelled 'the mystic of politics', Saint
Catherine fought corruption in the church, and
managed to convince the pope, who was seated in
Avignon, to restore the papal seat to Rome. Her
letters or 'epistolorio' are famous for being
charged with passion and religious fervour, in
which she addresses the pope and the rulers of
half of Europe
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Her house of birth, bought by the Council of
Siena in 1466, was transformed into a real
sanctuary, where precious works are kept, as well
as records of the saint.
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The portico through which one enters the house
today, was built in 1941, while the well in the
travertine is original (end of the 1400s,
beginning of the 1500s)
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The head of the Saint is kept on the altar in the
Chapel of Saint Catherine, inside the Basilica of
San Domenico.
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Chiesa Santa Petronilla, Viale Cavour
Via di Poggio, il portone di Duomo
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Battistero di San Giovanni
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Battistero di San Giovanni called also Pieve di
San Giovanni, located on the side of the Duomo
down the stairs, houses some of the very finest
works of art in Siena
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Basilica di San Clemente in Santa Maria dei Servi
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Piazza Matteoti
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The current Piazza dei Salimbeni (Salimbeni
Square) is the result of heavy restoration
carried out at the end of the 800s by the
architect Giuseppe Partini, that altered its
general image, building on and adding new
structures, in the neo-gothic style of the time
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At the back of the square, the ninth century
façade (by Partini) of the Salimberi Fortress
stands out, one of the most imposing, complex and
strengthened fortresses of medieval Siena
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Home of the great Salimbeni family until they
were hunted from Siena and their possessions
confiscated (in 1419), the fortress passed to the
Council and finally, in 1866, it was sold to
Monte dei Paschi. The fortress hosts a notable
collection of works of art, that is widening
thanks to the same Monte dei Paschi
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At the centre of the square is the monument to
Sallustio Bandini, the work of Tito Sarrochi, in
1880
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Sallustio Antonio Bandini (1677 1760) was the
founder of the Library of Siena, the Biblioteca
Comunale
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To the right of the Palazzo Salimbeni is the
Palazzo Spannocchi, built by Ambrogio Spannocchi,
Treasurer to Pope Pius II the architect was
Giuliano da Maiano. This elegant Renaissance
building is fronted by loggias of 1880 by
Giuseppe Partini
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via Banchi di Sopra
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Piazza Tolomei, at the centre of which is a
column with the famous Sienese Wolf (1610), is
dominated by the splendid Palazzo Tolomei.
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On the opposite side of the square the
neo-classical façade of the church of Saint
Christopher stands out. The church is among the
oldest in Siena, and between the twelfth and
thirteenth century was the seat of the great
Council of the Republic, the Council of the Bell
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The church was notably damaged by the earthquake
of 1798. The cloister annex, probably from the
beginning of the 1200s, was also heavily altered
during the restoration of 1921
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church of Saint Christopher
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Piazza del Campo is really the heart and soul of
the city, where everything happened and continues
to happen
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The piazza took shape at the end of the 1200s, on
a space that was for a long time used for fairs
and markets and was situated at a crossroad of
important streets
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Text Internet Pictures Daniela Iacob All 
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owners Presentation Sanda Foisoreanu
2011
Sound Il Divo Amazing Grace Passera