Siena

Santa Maria della Scala

Santa Maria della Scala is a former hospital in Siena, Italy, which is now a museum. The hospital was dedicated to caring for abandoned children, the poor, the sick, and pilgrims and is one of the oldest hospitals in the world. The hospital gets its name from the Piazza Del Duomo from Siena Cathedral. Santa […]

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Duomo di Siena

Siena’sDuomo was constructed from 1136 to 1382. Is a late Gothic church with early Renaissance painting and Baroque design. Early architects used striking Romanesque stripes but the form of the church is one of the best Gothic styles in Italy. Originally designed to be the largest church in Christendom, The plan had to be altered […]

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