Secular Architecture and Townplanning of the Middle Ages
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Siena, Italy
Aerial view of
Campo showing proximity to cathedral
Plan of the Campo as designated
by ordinances in 1298
Palazzo Pubblico
(1248-1348)
Cathedral
Print showing the
annual horse race (the Palio)
Florence
"Chain" map of Florence, 1470s
Palazzo Vecchio
(designed by Arnolfo di Cambio in 1299) and Piazza della Signoria
Loggia dei Lanzi (designed by
Simone Talenti and Benci di Cione in the late 1370s)
San Gimignano
The only Italian town
with the Medieval towers of its family palaces intact