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IMG_3421 - The Pizza in front Facade of Cathedral

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IMG_3425 - Façade of Siena Cathedral. It is built in Tuscan Gothic style. Next to the façade stands a column with the "She-Wolf breast-feeding Romulus and Remus", symbol of Siena

IMG_3422 - The Facade and the Bell Tower of Cathedral

IMG_3427 - The rose window, a large circular stained-glass window, was installed in the choir

IMG_3436 - The bronze central door is recent & dates from 1958. The scenes on the door represent the "Glorification of the Virgin"

IMG_6052 - The Cathedral of Siena ~ the exterior & interior are constructed of white/greenish-black marble in alternating stripes, with addition of red marble on the facade. Black & white are the symbolic colors of Siena, etiologically linked to black & white horses of the legendary city's founders, Senius & Aschius