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Statue of Sallustio Bandini by Tito Sarrocchi , 1880 Piazza Salimbeni Siena, April 2017 �Sallustio Bandini (19 April 1677 � 8 June 1760) was an Italian archdeacon, economist, and politician. He was an advocate of free trade, and removal of local feudal tariffs and tolls. He wrote an influential piece on this subject, titled Discorso Economico sopra la Maremma di Siena, published posthumously in 1775. Approximately two years before his death, Bandini donated his private library to the University of Siena, under the agreement that the almost 3000 volumes would be made publicly available. From this donation the Biblioteca della Sapienza was formed, now known as Biblioteca Comunale degli Intronati. Bandini was born Sallustio Antonio Bandini in Siena to a prominent local family. His father was Patrizio Bandini and his mother was Caterina Piccolomini di Modanella, a member of the influential Piccolomini nobility. He was their third son. Bandini is memorialised for his enlightened discourse ...

Statue of Sallustio Bandini by Tito Sarrocchi , 1880 Piazza Salimbeni Siena, April 2017 �Sallustio Bandini (19 April 1677 � 8 June 1760) was an Italian archdeacon, economist, and politician. He was an advocate of free trade, and removal of local feudal tariffs and tolls. He wrote an influential piece on this subject, titled Discorso Economico sopra la Maremma di Siena, published posthumously in 1775. Approximately two years before his death, Bandini donated his private library to the University of Siena, under the agreement that the almost 3000 volumes would be made publicly available. From this donation the Biblioteca della Sapienza was formed, now known as Biblioteca Comunale degli Intronati. Bandini was born Sallustio Antonio Bandini in Siena to a prominent local family. His father was Patrizio Bandini and his mother was Caterina Piccolomini di Modanella, a member of the influential Piccolomini nobility. He was their third son. Bandini is memorialised for his enlightened discourse ...

The dome and the bell tower of the Duomo di Siena ( Siena Cathedral ) Piazza del Duomo Siena, April 2017 �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 a hexagonal base with supporting columns. The lantern atop the dome was added by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The nave is separated from the two aisles by semicircular arches. The exterior and interior are constructed of white and greenish-black marble in alternating stripes, with addition of red marble on the fa�ade. Black and white are the symbolic colors of Siena, etiologically linked to black and white horses of the legendary citys founders, Senius and Aschius.� ( Siena Cathedral , Wikipedia)

The dome and the bell tower of the Duomo di Siena ( Siena Cathedral ) Piazza del Duomo Siena, April 2017 �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 a hexagonal base with supporting columns. The lantern atop the dome was added by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The nave is separated from the two aisles by semicircular arches. The exterior and interior are constructed of white and greenish-black marble in alternating stripes, with addition of red marble on the fa�ade. Black and white are the symbolic colors of Siena, etiologically linked to black and white horses of the legendary city's founders, Senius and Aschius.� ( Siena Cathedral , Wikipedia)

Aquila (Eagle) fountain by Bruno Buracchini, 1963 Piazza Postierla Siena, April 2017 �The fountain of Aquila (eagle) contrada features Bruno Buraccini�s bronze sculpture of an eagle with wings partially extended and was inaugurated in 1965. It is located in a corner known as Quattro Cantoni where Via di Citta becomes Via di Stalloreggi, about 200 meters south of the Campo in Terzo di Citt�. Aquila�s saint day is the feast of the Nativity of Mary, celebrated on September 8.� ( Sienas Contrada Fountains , La Bella Vita in Italia)

Aquila (Eagle) fountain by Bruno Buracchini, 1963 Piazza Postierla Siena, April 2017 �The fountain of Aquila (eagle) contrada features Bruno Buraccini�s bronze sculpture of an eagle with wings partially extended and was inaugurated in 1965. It is located in a corner known as Quattro Cantoni where Via di Citta becomes Via di Stalloreggi, about 200 meters south of the Campo in Terzo di Citt�. Aquila�s saint day is the feast of the Nativity of Mary, celebrated on September 8.� ( Siena's Contrada Fountains , La Bella Vita in Italia)

A colorful wall outside a shop Via del Capitano Siena, April 2017

Monumental marble well in the courtyard Santuario di Santa Caterina (Shrine of Saint Catherine) Costa di SantAntonio Siena, April 2017 �The Shrine of Saint Catherine occupies the site of Catherines family home, where she was born in 1347 and where she lived her austere early life as a Dominican affiliate. The house has been much adapted; it is now a series of chapels dedicated to the beloved saint. The monumental marble well in the courtyard dates to the 15th or 16th century.� ( Shrine of St. Catherine , Sacred Destinations)

Monumental marble well in the courtyard Santuario di Santa Caterina (Shrine of Saint Catherine) Costa di Sant'Antonio Siena, April 2017 �The Shrine of Saint Catherine occupies the site of Catherine's family home, where she was born in 1347 and where she lived her austere early life as a Dominican affiliate. The house has been much adapted; it is now a series of chapels dedicated to the beloved saint. The monumental marble well in the courtyard dates to the 15th or 16th century.� ( Shrine of St. Catherine , Sacred Destinations)

Cattedrale Metropolitana di Santa Maria Assunta, 1348 (Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption) Duomo di Siena Siena Cathedral Piazza del Duomo Siena, April 2017 � Siena Cathedral ( Duomo di Siena ) is a medieval church in Siena, Italy, dedicated from its earliest days as a Roman Catholic Marian church, and now dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. Previously the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Siena, from the 15th century the Archdiocese of Siena, it is now that of the Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val dElsa-Montalcino. 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 a hexagonal base with supporting columns. The lantern atop the dome was added by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The nave is separated from the two aisles by semicircular arches. The exterior and interior are constructed of white and ...

Cattedrale Metropolitana di Santa Maria Assunta, 1348 (Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption) Duomo di Siena Siena Cathedral Piazza del Duomo Siena, April 2017 � Siena Cathedral ( Duomo di Siena ) is a medieval church in Siena, Italy, dedicated from its earliest days as a Roman Catholic Marian church, and now dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. Previously the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Siena, from the 15th century the Archdiocese of Siena, it is now that of the Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino. 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 a hexagonal base with supporting columns. The lantern atop the dome was added by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The nave is separated from the two aisles by semicircular arches. The exterior and interior are constructed of white...