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Montepulciano Cathedral, Montepulciano, Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The Cathedral of Montepulciano is the main place of Catholic worship in Montepulciano, in the province of Siena, cathedral of the diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza. The cathedral was built between 1586 and 1680 on a design by the Orvieto Ippolito Scalza; the building was built in place of the ancient parish church of Santa Maria, whose plebeian rights, acquired around the year 1000, derived from an ancient church located outside the castle walls, where the church of San Biagio is today. The church was solemnly consecrated June 19, 1712 by Francesco Maria Arrighi, bishop of Montepulciano. The only surviving structure of the ancient parish is the massive bell tower in ashlars of travertine and bricks, built in the third quarter of the fifteenth century by Iacomo and Checco di Meo da Settignano. The apical part, denoted by the slender bell-shaped mullioned windows, was never completed. The salient façade is also unfinished, while the sides, terminated by brick and travertine ashlars, are enlivened by Tuscan pilasters between which round arches are inserted. Inside, the architectural warp, clearly of Florentine ancestry, is austere and elegant due to the sharpness of the plaster surfaces that alternate with the stone facing walls. The plan is a Latin cross divided into three naves by powerful pillars supporting round arches. In the central nave, in the transepts and in the apsidal scarsella, reported entablatures support a barrel vault; at the intersection of the two orthogonal bodies the angular plumes support the drum (architecture) on which the dome is set. The aisles are covered by cross vaults; on the walls, in correspondence of each bay, there are barrel-vaulted chapels. The pulpit supported by ionic columns is placed against a right-hand pillar.

Places to see in ( Pienza - Italy )

Places to see in ( Pienza - Italy )

Pienza is a town in Tuscany, Italy. The central Piazza Pio II is framed by 15th-century buildings like the Pienza Cathedral and Piccolomini Palace. The latter was Pope Pius II’s summer residence and features a roof garden with valley views. Flemish tapestries and the pope’s embroidered cape are on display at the Diocesan Museum. West is the Pieve di Corsignano, a Romanesque church with a circular bell tower.

Pienza, a town and comune in the province of Siena, in the Val d'Orcia in Tuscany (central Italy), between the towns of Montepulciano and Montalcino, is the touchstone of Renaissance urbanism. In 1996, UNESCO declared the town a World Heritage Site, and in 2004 the entire valley, the Val d'Orcia, was included on the list of UNESCO's World Cultural Landscapes.

Before the village was renamed to Pienza its name was Corsignano. It is first mentioned in documents from the 9th century. Around 1300 parts of the village became property of the Piccolomini family. after Enghelberto d'Ugo Piccolomini had been enfeoffed with the fief of Montertari in Val d'Orcia by the emperor Frederick II in 1220. In the 13th century Franciscans settled down in Corsignano.

The trapezoidal piazza is defined by four buildings. The principal residence, Palazzo Piccolomini, is on the west side. It has three stories, articulated by pilasters and entablature courses, with a twin-lighted cross window set within each bay. This structure is similar to Alberti's Palazzo Rucellai in Florence and other later palaces. Noteworthy is the internal court of the palazzo. The back of the palace, to the south, is defined by loggia on all three floors that overlook an enclosed Italian Renaissance garden with Giardino all'italiana era modifications, and views into the distant landscape of the Val d'Orcia and Pope Pius's beloved Mount Amiata beyond. Below this garden is a vaulted stable that had stalls for 100 horses.

The Duomo (Cathedral), which dominates the center of the piazza, has a facade that is one of the earliest designed in the Renaissance manner. Though the tripartite division is conventional, the use of pilasters and of columns, standing on high dados and linked by arches, was novel for the time. The bell tower, however, has a Germanic flavor as is the layout of the Hallenkirche plan, a triple-nave plan where the side aisles are almost as tall as the nave; Pius, before he became pope, served many years in Germany and praised the effects of light admitted into the German hall churches in his Commentari. Works of art in the duomo include five altar paintings from the Sienese School, by Sano di Pietro, Matteo di Giovanni, Vecchietta and Giovanni di Paolo. The Baptistry, dedicated as usual to San Giovanni, is located next to the apse of the church.

Pius encouraged cardinals to build palazzi to complete the city. Palazzo Vescovile, on the third side of the piazza, was built to house the bishops who would travel to Pienza to attend the pope. Its construction was financed by Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia (the future Pope Alexander VI but, at the time, Vatican Vice-Chancellor). Across from the church is the town hall, or Palazzo Comunale. When Corsigniano was given the status of an official city, a Palazzo was required that would be in keeping with the city's new urban position, though it was certainly more for show than anything else.

Other buildings in Pienza dating from the era of Pius II include the Ammannati Palace, named for Cardinal Jacopo Piccolomini-Ammannati, a curial row of three palaces (the Palazzo Jouffroy or Atrebatense belonging to Cardinal Jean Jouffroy, the Palazzo Buonconti, belonging to Vatican Treasurer Giliforte dei Buonconti, and the Palazzo Lolli constructed by apostolic secretary and papal relative Gregorio Lolli) arranged along the street behind the Bishops Palace. In the northeastern corner of Pienza is a series of twelve row houses constructed at the orders of the pope by the Sienese building contractor Pietro Paolo da Porrina.

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Church of Saint Francis, Pienza, Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The church of Saint Francis is a place of Catholic worship located in the historic center of Pienza, in the province of Siena. The church is of thirteenth-century origin. The plant is typical of the Franciscan churches, with a single nave and a small cross-vaulted terminal. The façade is also marked by medicating austerity: only the portal introduces a decorative note. Inside there are important remains of fourteenth-century frescoes, especially in the presbytery, with the Annunciation, Deposition, Prayer in the Garden, Stigmata of St. Francis and Saints, due to two Sienese painters of the second half of the fourteenth century, Cristoforo di Bindoccio and Meo di Piero . In the left altar the Madonna of Mercy and Saints Sebastiano and Bernardino, from the workshop of Luca Signorelli.

Travel Tuscany, Italy - Visit Pienza The Countryside of Tuscany

Take the tour of Historic Pienza in Italy -- part of the World's Greatest Attractions series by GeoBeats.

In the countryside of Tuscany is a charming and delightful town that changed Italy.

From the small town of Pienza came Enea Silvio Piccolomini, the man who would be pope.

At 53 years of age, Enea became the pope and that event changed Pienza.

He wanted to transform Pienza into a Renaissance town, as a retreat from Rome.

This was the birth of the idea of Renaissance urban planning, which spread throughout Europe.

One of the most spectacular buildings of the new Pienza was the grand Cathedral.

Pienza contains many of the old Renaissance buildings, and is a beautiful part of Tuscany.

Marco Lo Muscio - Trittico Toscano (I. Ricercare Pienza Cathedral) (Luca Massaglia, organ)

Luca Massaglia ( plays Ricercare «Pienza Cathedral» (no. 1 from Trittico Toscano «Homage to Pienza») by Italian composer Marco Lo Muscio (b. 1971).
Hauptwerk system, Cavaillé-Coll organ of St. Etienne Abbey Church in Caen, France.

Pienza, a town in the province of Siena, in the Val d'Orcia in Tuscany (central Italy), between the towns of Montepulciano and Montalcino, is the touchstone of Renaissance urbanism.
In 1996, UNESCO declared Pienza a World Heritage Site, and in 2004 the entire valley, the Val d'Orcia, was included on the list of UNESCO's World Cultural Landscapes.

The Bell of Pienza

The bell in the Cathedral at Pienza, Italy, has a magnificent sound. The bell is so loud that you feel the sound in your bones when standing near the church.

CATHEDRAL SIENA ITALY

Duomo di Pienza

This video is about the Cathedral of Pienza, a town in the province of Siena, in the Val d'Orcia in Tuscany (central Italy). Pienza is the touchstone of Renaissance urbanism.

The Duomo / Cathedral Santa Maria Assunta has a facade that is one of the earliest designed in the Renaissance manner. Works of art in the duomo include paintings from the Sienese School, by Sano di Pietro, Matteo di Giovanni, Vecchietta and Giovanni di Paolo.

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Siena Cathedral Tour - A Gem Of Tuscany

???? “Siena Cathedral (Italian: 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 and greenish-black marble in alternating stripes, with addition of red marble on the façade. 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.”


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Montalcino Cathedral, Montalcino, Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The Co-Cathedral of the Holy Savior is the main place of Catholic worship in Montalcino, since 1986 co-cathedral of the Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino. The first place of worship of Montalcino dedicated to the Holy Savior was the homonymous Romanesque church, dating back to the 11th century; it was elevated to a cathedral of the diocese of Montalcino when the latter was founded on 13 July 1462 at the behest of Pope Pius II. The ancient church was demolished in the early nineteenth century and completely rebuilt in a neoclassical style based on a design by the Sienese architect Agostino Fantastici. Construction began in 1818 and ended in 1832; the cathedral was consecrated in 1844 by the bishop Paolo Bertolozzi on April 24. The church was restored at the behest of Bishop Alfredo del Tomba in 1934; in 1986, with the suppression of the diocese, it became the cathedral of the archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino.

Pienza, Italy: Renaissance Remodel - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide - Travel Bite

More info about travel to Tuscany's hill towns: Pienza is a small town that packs a lot of Renaissance punch. In the 1400s, Pope Pius II of the Piccolomini family decided to remodel his hometown in a style that was all the rage: Renaissance.

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Busts of Popes - Siena Cathedral (Duomo di Siena) Italy

The interior of Siena Cathedral (Duomo di Siena) Italy contains 172 plaster busts of popes dating from the 15th and 16th centuries starting with St. Peter and ending with Lucius III. This is video I shot during a visit in September, 2016.

Pienza, 2014

The Renaissance hill town of Pienza in Tuscany, Italy. Photographs by Lynette and Gary Taylor. Music by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com

Pienza Vacation Travel Video Guide

Travel video about destination Pienza in Italy.
Surrounded by the magnificent and captivating hills of Tuscan Crete are the rooftops and towers of Pienza, a small town with 2,500 inhabitants. The town's history is indelibly associated with Pope Pius The Second who had a unique and resounding influence on what was also his birthplace. The head of the Roman Catholic Church decided to transform his home village into a perfect town of the Renaissance. The cathedral's interior walls are covered with several beautiful paintings created by numerous master artists of SIENA one of whom was Lorenzo Di Pietro who is also known as 'Il Vecchietta'. In order to intensify the light within the cathedral, and following the wishes of the Pope, the walls were originally bereft of paintings. Despite numerous renovations instigated by Pius The Second, the character of the majority of the town's houses, streets and old alleyways has been retained to the present day. The ,Street of Love, VIA DELL AMORE, or ,The Road of Kisses, contains more than a little romance. Unfortunately, little remains of the old castle of Corsignano that, prior to the Pope's construction programme, was once located in the centre of the town. The death of Pius The Second in August 1464 brought with it the sudden end of Pienza's golden years. Although the Pope's architectural ideals for the town were never fully realized he successfully transformed his home town forever.

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Pienza Italy

It was in this Tuscan town that Renaissance town-planning concepts were first put into practice after Pope Pius II decided, in 1459, to transform the look of his birthplace. He chose the architect Bernardo Rossellino, who applied the principles of his mentor, Leon Battista Alberti. This new vision of urban space was realized in the superb square known as Piazza Pio II and the buildings around it: the Piccolomini Palace, the Borgia Palace and the cathedral with its pure Renaissance exterior and an interior in the late Gothic style of south German churches. In 1996, UNESCO declared the town a World Heritage Site.

Pienza

Pienza - Siena, Tuscany - Italy
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(Italian version)
Pienza è un piccolo borgo nel sud della Toscana, nella famosa Val d'Orcia, assolutamente da visitare. Si trova a circa 20 km a est di Montalcino e qualche km ad ovest di Montepulciano nella bellissima regione della Val d'Orcia a sud di Siena, tra soffici e poetiche colline e favolosi panorami. Pienza gode di una posizione davvero strategica arroccata sulla cima ad un colle, che domina tutta la valle dell'Orcia con una vista mozzafiato.
Questo incantevole borgo è ampiamente conosciuto come la città ideale del Rinascimento, creazione del grande umanista Enea Silvio Piccolomini, diventato poi Papa Pio II. Piccolomini aveva le possibilità economiche e l'influenza per poter trasformare il suo umile villaggio natio, Corsignano, in quella che riteneva dovesse essere una città utopica, che avrebbe dovuto incarnare i principi e la filosofia dell'età classica e del grande Rinascimento italiano.
Il progetto venne realizzato dall'architetto Bernardo detto il Rossellino, sotto la guida del grande umanista Leon Battista Alberti. In soli 3 anni venne realizzato un complesso di bellissimi ed armoniosi palazzi: la Cattedrale, la residenza papale o Palazzo Piccolomini, il Comune, e l'incantevole piazza centrale. Piazza Pio II ha una forma di grande armonia che dona grande dignità e solennità a tutti gli edifici circostanti, costruiti in pietra di travertino, che conferisce loro un chiaro color miele. Su di un lato della piazza, si può ammirare un bellissimo pozzo, conosciuto come il pozzo dei cani.
Il Duomo o Cattedrale dell'Assunta ospita importanti e notevoli dipinti dei più rinomati artisti del tempo, mentre il bel campanile dalla forma ottagonale si erge sopra l'antica cripta puntando dritto al cielo.
L'imponente Palazzo Piccolomini alla destra del Duomo ha una fantastica Loggiacon un meraviglioso giardino sospeso dal quale si può ammirare un panorama davvero unico su tutta la valle dell'Orcia, da Montalcino fino al vulcanico Monte Amiata.
L'impressione che si ha, camminando attraverso i vicoli di Pienza, è quella di un insieme armonioso e proporzionato; in qualche modo è come se si stesse ammirando una città rinascimentale ritratta in un bellissimo dipinto.
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Pienza is a tiny village in southern Tuscany in the beautifual valley called Val d'Orcia we highly recommend you visit. The village is located about 20 kilometers east of Montalcino and a few kilometers to the west of Montepulciano amidst gentle undulating hills and wonderful natural landscapes. Pienza enjoys a strategic position standing high atop a hill, dominating all the Orcia Valley with extraordinary views.
This charming village is widely known as the ideal city of the Renaissance, the creation of the great humanist Enea Silvio Piccolomini who later became Pope Pius II. Piccolomini had the money and influence to transform his birthplace village, the humble Corsignano, into what he considered the Utopian city should be, exemplifying the principles and philosophy of classical times and of the great Italian Renaissance. Thus, Pienza became the realization of a dream!
The project was designed by the architect Bernardo il Rossellino under the guidance of the great humanist Leon Battista Alberti. In only 3 years, a group of amazing and harmonious buildings were completed: the Cathedral, the Papal or Piccolomini Palace, the Town Hall, and the lovely central square onto which all of these buildings look upon.
Piazza Pio II has a perfect harmonious shape which gives great dignity and solemnity to all of the surrounding buildings built in bright travertine stone. On one side of the square, you can admire a beautiful well, known as the well of the dogs.
The Duomo or Cattedrale dell'Assunta hosts very fine paintings by the most renowned artists of the period, while the octagonal bell tower standing over the ancient crypt with the same octagonal shape points to the sky. Both dominate the landscape as you view Pienza from afar.
The imposing Palazzo Piccolomini to the right of the Duomo has a fantastic Loggia with a delightful hanging garden from which you can enjoy unique and breathtaking panoramas of the Val d'Orcia Valley, from Montalcino to the Mount Amiata.
The impression one gets, walking through the narrow streets of Pienza, is that of an extremely perfect and proportioned ensemble; somewhat as if you were admiring a Renaissance city depicted in a wonderful painting.

Pienza, Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Pienza is an Italian town of 2 076 inhabitants in the province of Siena in Tuscany. It is probably the most renowned and most important artistic center of the whole Val d'Orcia. It is not far from the Cassia state road and from the other two important centers of the valley, San Quirico d'Orcia and Castiglione d'Orcia. The historic center was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. The city until 1462 was nothing but a small village called Corsignano. The event that changed its fortunes was the birth in 1405 of Enea Silvio Piccolomini who 53 years later became Pope Pius II. Just a trip of the pontiff to Mantua led him to cross the place of birth and the degradation he found led him to decide the construction of a new ideal city over the ancient village, entrusting the renovation project to the architect Bernardo Rossellino: the construction it lasted about four years and brought to light a harmonious town with typically fifteenth-century forms. The untimely death of Pope Pius II also closed the history of the new city, which since then has undergone limited changes. For the beauty of its historic Renaissance center, in 1996 Pienza became part of UNESCO's natural, artistic and cultural heritage, followed in 2004 by the same valley area in which it stands: the Val d'Orcia. Natural history: in 2003, in the Lucciola Bella nature reserve, fossil remains of an Etruridelphis giulii (marine mammal similar to a dolphin) re-emerged, lived in the area over 4.5 million years ago, in a period in which the current gullies they were the bottom of the Tyrrhenian sea. The fossil has been considered by scholars of great scientific value, because it is the most complete finding of the species existing in the world.