Siena Cathedral (Siena)

Italy / Toscana / Siena / Piazza del Duomo, 8
 cathedral, church

Piazza del Duomo, 8
53100 Siena SI, Italy
operaduomo.siena.it/en/

The cathedral itself was originally designed and completed between 1215 and 1263 on the site of an earlier structure. It has the form of a Latin cross with a slightly projecting transept, a dome and a bell tower. The dome rises from an octagonal base with supporting columns.The exterior and interior are constructed of white and greenish-black marble in alternating stripes, with addition of red marble on the façade. Black and white are the symbolic colors of Siena
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Coordinates:   43°19'3"N   11°19'44"E
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