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NOT ONLY A TOWER .
P I S A
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Piazza del Duomo
Piazza dei Cavalieri
San Pietro in Vinculis
Santa Maria della Spina
San Paolo a Ripa d'Arno
Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the
right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the
Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the
Province of Pisa.
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Although Pisa is known worldwide for its Leaning
Tower (the bell tower of the city's cathedral),
the city of over 88,332 residents (around 200,000
with the metropolitan area) contains more than 20
other historic churches, several palaces and
various bridges across the River Arno. The city
is also home of the University of Pisa, which has
a history going back to the 12th century.
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The campanile (bell tower) is located behind the
cathedral. The last of the three major buildings
on the piazza to be built, construction of the
bell tower began in 1691 and took place in three
stages over the course of 177 years, with the
bell-chamber only added in 1889
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While the Leaning Tower is the most famous image
of the city, it is one of many works of art and
architecture in the city's Piazza del Duomo, also
known, since 20th century, as Piazza dei Miracoli
(Square of Miracles) The Piazza del Duomo
("Cathedral Square") is a wide, walled area to
the north of central Pisa, Tuscany, Italy,
recognized as one of the main centers for
medieval art in the world. Partly paved and
partly grassed, it is dominated by four great
religious edifices the Duomo (cathedral), the
Campanile (the cathedral's free standing bell
tower), the Baptistry and the Camposanto.
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the baptistry
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the baptistryIt is the largest
baptistery in Italy. Its circumference
measures 107.25 m. The octagonal font at the
centre dates from 1775 and was made by Guido
Bigarelli da Como.
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Font by Guido Bigarelli da Como (detail)
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Font by Guido Bigarelli da Como (detail)
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Chest from cathedral Santa Maria Assunta
Detail of pulpit from cathedral Santa Maria
Assunta
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Lunette above the middle door of the cathedral,
Blessed Mary by Giuseppe Modena da Lucca
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The massive bronze doors on the façade were made
by several Florentine artists in the seventeenth
century
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The Campo Santo, also known as Camposanto
Monumentale ("monumental cemetery") is a
historical edifice at the northern edge of the
Piazza del Duomo. The building was the fourth and
last one to be raised in the Cathedral Square. It
was erected over the earlier burial ground. The
construction of this huge, oblong Gothic cloister
was begun in 1278
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On 27 July 1944, a bomb fragment from an Allied
raid started a fire. Due to all the water tanks
being controlled, the fire could not be put out
in time, and it burnt the wooden rafters and
melted the lead of the roof. The destruction of
the roof severely damaged everything inside the
cemetery, destroying most of the sculptures and
sarcophagi and compromising all the frescoes.
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Francesco Traini's fresco with the name "Trionfo
della Morte", dated around 1350.
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Francesco Traini's fresco with the name "Trionfo
della Morte", dated around 1350.
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Francesco Traini's fresco with the name "Trionfo
della Morte", dated around 1350.
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Francesco Traini's fresco with the name "Trionfo
della Morte", dated around 1350.
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Francesco Traini's fresco with the name "Trionfo
della Morte", dated around 1350.
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The Triumph of Death (detail)
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The Triumph of Death (detail)
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The Triumph of Death (detail)
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In 1944 Pisa was attacked for 45 consecutive
days 57 bombings, over 3000 civilians killed and
50 of the buildings were destroyed
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The Knights Square (Italian Piazza dei
Cavalieri) is one of the most important landmarks
in Pisa, Italy, and the second main square of the
city. This square was the political centre in
medieval Pisa.
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The beautiful building behind the statue is
called Palazzo della Carovana. It was built by
Vasari in 1562 and it's home to the Scuola
Normale Superiore created by Napoleon. Vasari,
the famous architect of the Grand Duke Cosimo I
de' Medici of Florence designed also the Church
of the Knights of the Holy and Military Order of
St. Stephen (15651569), but it was mainly built
by other architects.
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The Church of the Knights of the Holy and
Military Order of St. Stephen (15651569), the
only church in Pisa in Renaissance style. It
contains Turkish naval banners captured by the
Knights of St. Stephen during the naval battle of
Lepanto on 7 October 1571.
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Palazzo del Consiglio dei Dodici in the Knights
Square (Piazza dei Cavalieri)
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Palazzo dell'Orologio in the Knights Square
(Piazza dei Cavalieri)
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San Michele in Borgo was built in the late 10th
to early 11th century outside the walls of the
city, over an ancient temple dedicated to Mars.
The façade is from the 14th century. The upper
part has three order of typically Pisane Gothic
loggias. There are three portals, also in Gothic
style and with lunettes the main one is
surmounted by a tabernacle with "Madonna and
Child" by Lupo di Francesco (the original is in
the city's Museum of St Matthew).
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San Pietro in Vinculis was built by the
Augustinians in 1072-1118 over a pre-existing
edifice. The structure follows the Pisane
Romanesque style established by Buscheto. It has
a nave and two aisles with apses. The façade is
articulated by pilaster strips, blind arches,
oculi (small circular windows), lozenges and
mullioned windows.
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San Pietro in Vinculis
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San Pietro in Vinculis
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San Pietro in Vinculis
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Santa Maria della Spina Gothic church in Pisa
erected in 1230
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Santa Maria della Spina
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The Church of San Paolo a Ripa d'Arno, formerly
called ''Duomo Vecchio'' (old cathedral) on
account of the function it fulfilled before the
completion of the Church of Santa Maria Assunta
I n the Field of Miracles, was founded between
the 9th and 10th centuries.
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A wonderful example of Pisan Romanesque
architecture, the church has recently been
restored and brought back to its essential
features. The grand interior features a nave and
two side aisles separated by imposing granite
columns topped by capitals decorated with archaic
figures.
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San Paolo a Ripa d'Arno Column Romanic Medieval
Church marble facade
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The exterior has bichrome marble bands which
re-use Roman stones. The façade, designed in the
12th century, but completed in 14th maybe by
Giovanni Pisano, has two corps with pilaster
strips, blind arches, marble intarsias and three
orders of loggias in the upper section.
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San Paolo a Ripa d'Arno Details
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San Paolo a Ripa d'Arno Details During the Second
World War, this church, like many in Pisa,
suffered damage
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Text Internet Pictures Andrei Tischler
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Presentation Sanda Foisoreanu
Sound Andrea Bocelli - Chiara