1. SIENA

2. It is the main temple of the city and
one of the most beutiful cathedrals
in all Italy.
It is devoted to
Nuestra señora
De la Asuncion, the
Siena´s virgin.

3. CONSTRUCTION
It only takes 48 years
for its construction
(1215-1263).
The archiquitect who
designed this Cathedral
was a barroque
archiquect. His name
was Gian Lorenzo Latin cross
Bernini. Ground-plan.

4. Interesting Historical
Fact.
They try to make 3 times bigger the
main Ground plan. But this project
was stopped ,and then finished,
because of the “Black Death”.
Fleas on rats,
Fleats on rats...
(8)
In this photo we can apreciate
the amplied zone ( but is not
finished)

5. Some gothic
archiquectonical elements.
IT HASN´T GOT
POINTED ARCHES!, IT
. Rib Rose window HAS ROUND ARCHES.
vault
Stained
Flying glass
buttresses windows

6. GENERAL PICTURE

7. For what is this cathedral
used?
Before After
It has use for only Now it is
priviliged religios used for
people like the tourism and
Bishop. Not many economic
political activities activities

8. As you can see it has a lot of
tourism/visitors.

9. Façade
There are lots
of gargoyles but
not many
sculptures from
the Bible. In the
tympanum we
can see the
Virgin of