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Duomo of siena floor.
The inlaid marble mosaic floor is one of the most ornate of its kind in italy covering the whole floor of the cathedral.
It was the episcopal seat of the diocese of siena and from the 15th century that of the archdiocese of siena.
Mosaic at the floor of the siena duomo showing romulus and his twin brother remus being fed by the she wolf siena cathedral duomo di siena is a medieval church in siena italy marble mosaic floor of siena cathedral siena tuscany italy.
This undertaking went on from the 14th to the 16th centuries and about forty artists made their contribution.
Bettolle siena dual carriageway raccordo bettolle siena 2 5 hrs the cathedral is inside the city s historic centre and cannot be directly reached by car.
The duomo in siena is the historic medieval city s main cathedral.
Duomo di siena is a medieval church in siena italy dedicated from its earliest days as a roman catholic marian church and now dedicated to the assumption of mary.
Siena duomo interior.
Duomo floor panel depicting the she wolf of siena siena duomo gate of heaven tour.
A unique artwork that conceals an allegorical message an invitation to the continuous thirst for knowledge we are talking about the floor of siena cathedral a marble covering crafted from the 1300s to the 1800s by the greatest sienese artists as well as il sassetta domenico beccafumi matteo di giovanni and pinturicchio.
In 1505 pinturicchio also made the stunning inlay monte della.
In the duomo s center the only floor panel that is usually visible is in the left transept which is matteo di giovanni s fantastic 1481 massacre of the innocents a theme with which the painter was obsessed leaving us disturbing paintings of it in siena in both the palazzo pubblico and in santa maria dei servi.
The floor consists of 56 panels in different sizes.
This area of the floor the only area made of mosaic is probably the oldest in view of the different technique used.
Siena was declared a unesco world heritage site in 1995.
The porto del cielo or gate of heaven 30 minute tour march 1 january 6 offers visitors a chance to see parts of the duomo not normally open to the public including a series of rooms in the upper part of the cathedral walkways offer unique views of the cathedral interior as well as external views.
The she wolf was adopted as the symbol of siena in the middle ages in reference to the city s legendary founding by aschius and senius the two sons of remus.
It is now the seat of the archdiocese of siena colle di val d elsa montalcino.
