Secular Architecture and Townplanning of the Middle Ages

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Siena, Italy

Aerial view city of Siena Italy.jpg (116335 bytes) Aerial view of Campo showing proximity to cathedral

 Piazza del Campo.jpg (47230 bytes) Plan of the Campo as designated by ordinances in 1298

Palazzo Pubblico, Italy.jpg (54675 bytes) Palazzo Pubblico (1248-1348) Cathedral & Campanile Facade by Giov. Pisano.jpg (66950 bytes) Cathedral

 Piazza del Campo Print  Palio.jpg (97562 bytes) Print showing the annual horse race (the Palio)

 

Florence

"Chain" map of Florence, 1470s

 Plazza Della Signora Italy.jpg (104972 bytes) 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

 San Gimignano Overal view.jpg (91624 bytes) The only Italian town with the Medieval towers of its family palaces intact