Siena in Tuscany
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University of Siena

The University of Siena in Siena, Tuscany is one of the oldest and first publicly funded universities in Italy. Originally called Studium Senese, the University of Siena was founded in 1240. The University had around 20,000 students in 2006 nearly half of Siena's total population of around 54,000. Today, the University of Siena is best known for its Schools of Law and Medicine.

Located at 43.3192, 11.3325 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Siena Cathedral

The Cathedral of Siena (Italian: Duomo di Siena), dedicated from its earliest days as a Roman Catholic Marian church and now to Santa Maria Assunta (Most Holy Mary of Assumption), is a medieval church in Siena, central Italy. 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.

Located at 43.318, 11.329 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Palio di Siena

The Palio di Siena (known locally simply as Il Palio) is a horse race that is held twice each year, on July 2 and August 16, in Siena, Italy. Ten horses and riders, bareback and dressed in the appropriate colours, represent ten of the seventeen contrade, or city wards. The Palio held on July 2 is named Palio di Provenzano, in honour of the Madonna of Provenzano, who has a church in Siena. The Palio held on August 16 is named Palio dell'Assunta, in honour of the Assumption of Mary.

Located at 43.3183, 11.3314 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Palazzo Pubblico

The Palazzo Pubblico (town hall) is a palace in Siena, Tuscany, central Italy. Construction began in 1297 and its original purpose was to house the republican government, consisting of the Podestà and Council of Nine. The outside of the structure is an example of Italian medieval architecture with Gothic influences. The lower story is stone; the upper crenelatted stories are made of brick.

Located at 43.3183, 11.3314 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Torre del Mangia

The Torre del Mangia is a tower in Siena, in the Tuscany region of Italy. Built in 1338-1348, it is located in the Piazza del Campo, Siena's premier square, adjacent to the Palazzo Pubblico (Town Hall). When built it was one of the tallest secular towers in mediaeval Italy. At 88 m, it is third tallest after Cremona's Torrazzo (112 m) and the Asinelli tower in Bologna (97 m).

Located at 43.3182, 11.3323 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Piazza del Campo

Piazza del Campo is the principal public space of the historic center of Siena, Tuscany, Italy and is regarded as one of Europe's greatest medieval squares. It is renowned worldwide for its beauty and architectural integrity. The Palazzo Pubblico and its Torre del Mangia, as well as various palazzi signorili surround the shell-shaped piazza. At the northwest edge is the Fonte Gaia. The twice-a-year horse-race, Palio di Siena, is held around the edges of the piazza.

Located at 43.3183, 11.3314 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Santa Maria della Scala (Siena)

The Santa Maria della Scala (also referred to as the Hospital, Ospedale, and Spedale) is located in Siena, Italy. Now a museum, it used to be an important civic hospital dedicated to caring for abandoned children, the poor, the sick, and pilgrims. Financial income came partially from bequests and donations of various sorts from the citizens of Siena, particularly the wealthy. The head of the hospital was the rector and, under him lay brothers kept things running.

Located at 43.3184, 11.3285 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Battistero di San Giovanni (Siena)

The Battistero di San Giovanni is a religious building in Siena, Italy. It is located in the square with the same name, near the final spans of the choir of the city's cathedral. It was built between 1316 and 1325 by Camaino di Crescentino, the father of Tino di Camaino. The façade, in Gothic style, is unfinished in the upper part, such as the apse of the cathedral.

Located at 43.3181, 11.3294 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Corteo Storico

The Corteo Storico is a historical costume parade in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. It takes place before the famous horse race known as the Palio on the 2 of July and on August 16, each year.

Located at 43.3183, 11.3314 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Pinacoteca Nazionale (Siena)

The Pinacoteca Nazionale is a national museum in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Inaugurated in 1932, it houses especially late medieval and Renaissance paintings from Italian artists. It is housed in the Brigidi and Buonsignori palaces in the city's center: the former, built in the 14th century, it is traditionally identified as the Pannocchieschi family's residence. Buonsignori Palace, although built in the 15th century, has a 19th century neo-medival façade based on the city's Palazzo Pubblico.

Located at 43.3156, 11.3306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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San Pietro alle Scale (Siena)

The church of San Pietro alle Scale is an ancient church on via San Pietro in Siena, Italy. The building was originally a 12th century structure, altered starting in the 17th century; the brick facade has a portal with a depiction of St Peter in Heaven with Angels. Amid the interior’s Baroque stucco decoration, are the remains of a polyptich by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, depicting a Madonna with Child and Saints.

Located at 43.3155, 11.3309 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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San Pellegrino alla Sapienza

The church of San Pellegrino alla Sapienza o della Sapienza is found in Siena, Italy, on the intersection of via della Sapienza and via delle Terme. A hospital was founded on the site in the mid 13th century by the Blessed Andrea Gallerani, suppressed in 1408. Documents attest to a church by 1240. Various reconstructions have occurred over the centuries. Major works in the interior were added in the 17th century.

Located at 43.3207, 11.3297 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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