Bell Tower of Siena Cathedral Black and White
by Ramona Matei
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Bell Tower of Siena Cathedral Black and White
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Ramona Matei
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Photograph
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Siena Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Siena) 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 designed and completed between 1215 and 1263 on the site of an earlier structure. It has the form of a Latin cross with a slightly projecting transept, a dome and a bell tower. The bell tower has six bells, where the oldest one was cast in 1149. The exterior and interior are constructed of white and greenish-black marble in alternating stripes, with the addition of red marble on the façade. Black and white are the symbolic colors of Siena, etiologically linked to black and white horses of the legendary city's founders, Senius and Aschius.
Siena is really one of my very favorite city in the world. I am truly impressed by the wonderful architecture of Siena Cathedral. I captured its bell tower on a beautiful summer afternoon and just love the black and white look. ©Ramona Matei.
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