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Town Hall Description

(Local Name: Palazzo Pubblico) On the south side of the Piazza del Campo in Siena is the Palazzo Púbblico (Town Hall), an imposing Gothic building of travertine and brick (1288-1309). The top floors of the lower side wings were added in 1680. The construction of the palazzo involved much upfilling and extensive underbuilding. The facade is relieved by rows of elegant windows and cornices of round-headed arches and topped by battlements. The black and white escutcheon of Siena, the Balzana, is constantly repeated in the arches over the windows. At either end of the central block is a bell-cote, and under its battlemented top is a roundel with Christ's monogram (IHS), the distinctive attribute of San Bernardino of

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Hobbies & Activities category: Paintings, art collections; Architecture - Gothic; Government or institution building

Town Hall Highlights

Municipal Museum

On the first and second floors of the Palazzo Pubblico the Museo Civico houses drawings, paintings and other documents of the history of the town. On the third floor is a loggia in which the

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Interior

The interior of the Palazzo Púbblico is remarkably well preserved. It contains numerous frescoes of the Sienese school which provide an insight into the minds of the proud burgher families of 14th

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Torre del Mangia

At the left-hand end of the Palazzo Púbblico is the Torre del Mangia, one of the most daringly conceived of medieval towers. The shaft is of brick, the battlemented platform with its supporting

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Address

Town Hall
Piazza del Campo 1
I-53100 Siena
Italy

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