Siena Cathedral

Façade, bell tower and column with the female wolf.

Siena Cathedral (Italian Duomo di Siena, officially Santa Maria Assunta) is a Cathedral in Siena, Italy. It is the seat of the archbishop of Siena. The cathedral was built between 1215 and 1263. The was another church there beforehand. The Cathedral is known all over Italy for its stripes. These were made by using different kinds of stone. It is also a unfinished building as well.

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Facade
The cathedral fits very well into the rest of Siena
Interior view.

Siena Cathedral Media

Unfinished nave extension of the cathedral
Cathedral (Siena) - Dome interior
Upper façade mosaic – Coronation of the Virgin.
Gargoyles and Saints on façade.
Duomo di Siena facade
Siena Cathedral
Siena Cathedral
Duomo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Nave and cupola.
One of the two 18 m (60 ft) tall flagpoles in the Siena Cathedral. During the battle of Montaperti (1260), Bocca degli Abati, a Sienese spy, brought the Florence flag down causing panic among the Florentine soldiers and ultimately their defeat.

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