Siena Italy Cathedral
by Joan Carroll
Title
Siena Italy Cathedral
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
Description
Mobbed by day, the piazza in front of the cathedral in Siena Italy become very busy just before sunset and then quiet as night falls. The attraction is the beautiful sunset light that falls upon the west facade of the cathedral. Siena Cathedral (or Duomo di Siena, or Duomo of Santa Maria Assunta) 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. The cathedral was originally designed and completed between 1215 and 1263 on the site of an earlier structure. The lantern atop the dome was added by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The exterior and interior are constructed of white and greenish-black marble in alternating stripes, with addition of red marble on the facade. The main entry facade is unique in that it contains elements Tuscan Romanesque architecture (the rounded arches at the bottom), early Gothic architecture (the pointed arches just above) and late Gothic architecture in a more flamboyant style (the frilly top half). It is said that the stripes of the bell tower get narrower toward the top, making it appear taller than it is.
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joan carroll, cathedrals, churches, blue hour, dusk, scenic, sky, religion, toscana, urban, tuscany, tuscan, travel, tourism, tourist, town, monument, blue, building, basilica, italia, landmark, historic, culture, Europe
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Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
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