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3–4 minutesSiena and Saint Catherine
Read More →: Siena and Saint CatherineThe Saint Catherine of Siena parish in Kalamazoo, MI, is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a parish this year. Fr. Robert Creagan, formerly of this parish, organized and let this pilgrimage to Italy including the tour if Siena. Today we…
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2–3 minutesSiena – Baptistery and More Street Scenes
Read More →: Siena – Baptistery and More Street ScenesBattistero di San Giovanni (Baptistery of Saint John) was built between 1316 and 1325 by Camaino di Crescentino. Recall from a post from Florence that you were not baptized inside the church, but in a separate building. Siena is another…
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2–3 minutesSiena – Santa Maria Assunta Interior
Read More →: Siena – Santa Maria Assunta InteriorWe step inside the church to a grand space filled with beautiful art. Again, the pillars are alternating bands of black and white marble. The ceiling is painted simply, but beautifully. The inlaid marble mosaic floor is one of the…
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1–2 minutesSiena – Santa Maria Assunta
Read More →: Siena – Santa Maria AssuntaThe Cattedrale Metropolitana di Santa Maria Assunta (Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption) was originally designed and completed between 1215 and 1263 on the site of an earlier structure. The exterior and interior are constructed of white and greenish-black marble…
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1–2 minutesSiena – Street Scenes 2
Read More →: Siena – Street Scenes 2Continuing our walk through Siena, we come upon the Loggia della Mercanzia. Loggia della Mercanzia ( Lodge of the Merchants), a meeting place for Siena’s merchants and money lenders and an early form of stock exchange, was built between 1417 and…
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4–6 minutesSiena – Street Scenes 1
Read More →: Siena – Street Scenes 1We are moving on to Siena. After a short drive from Florence, we arrived at our hotel, dropped our bags, and started off toward the center of town in the rain. Unfortunately, our time in Siena was accompanied with rain.…
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3–4 minutesFlorence – Santa Croce and Street Scenes
Read More →: Florence – Santa Croce and Street ScenesI’ve got a few more photos from Florence before we leave town. This is a collection of photos from Piazza di Santa Croce and from the street, scenes that caught my eye, and didn’t fit in with anything else. There…
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3–4 minutesFlorence – Piazza della Signoria
Read More →: Florence – Piazza della SignoriaOur tour continues to the Piazza della Signoria. All descriptions of the buildings and statues below are from WikiPedia. Palazzo Vecchio (Old Palace) is the town hall of Florence and commands dominance over the Piazza della Signoria. Construction began in…
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2–4 minutesFlorence – Battistero di San Giovanni
Read More →: Florence – Battistero di San GiovanniThe Battistero di San Giovanni (The Baptistery of St. John) is another masterpiece in marble. “In the early centuries of the Church, baptisteries were often buildings separate from the main body of the church, Those who were not yet…
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1–2 minutesFlorence – Santa Maria del Fiore – Interior
Read More →: Florence – Santa Maria del Fiore – InteriorLet’s go ahead and wrap up the Duomo of Florence. This cathedral is know for its exterior, not its interior. However, the inside, although somewhat plain, is still very nice. However, it is known for its stained glass windows, three…
Mark Yancey
I’m Mark Yancey. I try to capture the everyday beauty around us all. It is amazing the things I see when I’ve got my camera in my hand that I might otherwise simply pass by. I also enjoy travel and share my travel photos here. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know.
