Italia Siena 1 Il battito del suo cuore (Il Campo)

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PIAZZA DEL CAMPO

SIENA
Il battito del suo cuore
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The history of Siena has been made on the Piazza
del Campo, or better, 'il Campo', as they call
it.
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Here the Sienese organized their spectacular and
terrible 'games', later replaced by the Palio,
where they celebrated and played games of risk
(il Campo was the only place where the games were
allowed). The market also used to take place
here.
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Il Campo has witnessed the passage of memorable
characters in the history of Siena Santa
Caterina, the mystic saint deeply linked to the
image of Siena, and also artists such as Simone
Martini or Jacopo della Quercia.
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The paving is made of red bricks arranged in
fishbone style, divided into a sunburst pattern
by nine strips of travertine (in memory of the
Government of the Nine, who ruled over the city
from 1292 to 1355).
Piazza del Campo is a unique place in the whole
of the world, starting with the very particular
conformation of the ground, which turns the
square into a big concave shell.
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The white marble of the Fonte Gaia stands out on
the paving, it is the masterpiece of 1419 by
Jacopo della Quercia, later replaced by a copy
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At the base of the Palazzo Comunale is the Chapel
of the Virgin, or Chapel of the Square
There is also the Palazzo Comunale (town hall),
unusually built on the lowest part of the square,
and also the tall, slender Torre del Mangia that
stands out against the sky (it reaches 102 metres
including the lightning conductor).
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The Chapel of the Virgin, or Chapel of the
Square, was constructed and voted for by the
Sienese, after the end of the terrible plague of
1348.
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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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When it was built (the flooring dates back to the
1300s), it managed to hold the entire population
of Siena, who gathered here to attend events,
tournaments, and buffalo and bull races
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Surrounding are the elegant façades of the
Palazzi Signorili, belonging to the wealthiest of
families the Sansedoni, the Piccolomini, and the
Saracini.
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Piazza del Campo has hosted almost all the
important events in the history of the city, from
the time of the Republic up until the Medici
period, during which Siena come under the control
of Firenze di Cosimo I de'Medici.
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The Palazzo Comunale, edified by the government
of the Republic of Siena between 1298 and 1310 as
headquarter of the Government of Nine
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Not the stone but the brick was used to build it,
while the white elements are of marble. Every
window is adorned by an ogive that contains it.
Merlons are of flat-top type.
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The Tower of Mangia, was the temporal
"bell-tower" of Palazzo Comunale and it is among
the tallest Italian ancient towers, getting to
102 m (the only one taller is the tower Torrazzo
in Cremona). It was built from 1325 to 1348. The
four corners are precisely orriented in direction
North-South and East-Ovest
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You can walk up the tower's 505 steps for some
great views of Siena
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Basilica di San Clemente in Santa Maria dei Servi
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Piazza del Mercato and Valdimontone
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Valdimontone is situated in the south-east of the
city. Traditionally, its residents were tailors.
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Onda runs south from the Piazza del Campo in the
centre of the city. Traditionally, its residents
were carpenters.
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Text Internet Pictures Daniela Iacob All 
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Presentation Sanda Foisoreanu
2011
Sound Antonio Salieri - Concierto para
violín, oboe y chello