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Palazzo Piccolomini, Siena

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124: 49: 138:. It now serves as a contemporary art gallery and museum. In the second floor, a terrace faces the roofs of the medieval town offering a great view of the Duomo, while on the highest point of the palace a rooftop loggia offers a view of the surrounding landscape. 223: 213: 218: 18: 123: 146: 85: 189: 127:
Above entrance, coat of arms of Piccolomini (Papal tiara and keys with tassel, plus shield with 5 crescents on a cross)
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in Florence, with the rough ashlar block surface and mullioned windows. The sculptural additions were completed by
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The Piano Nobile received some neo-Renaissance frescoes in the 19th century. The architect was
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The palace was bought and refurbished by the Bank of Italy in 1884.
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The palace was erected by Giacomo and Andrea Piccolomini, nephews of
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15th-century establishments in the Republic of Siena
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43°19′09″N 11°19′58″E / 43.319058°N 11.332813°E / 43.319058; 11.332813

Renaissance
Siena
Tuscany
San Martino
Loggia del Papa
Palazzo delle Papesse
Pope Pius II
Bernardo Rossellino
Medici Riccardi
Ruccellai
Antonio Federighi
Urbano da Cortona

Augusto Corbi
Gothic
Palazzo Piccolomini-Clementini
Palazzo Piccolomini, Pienza
Guida di Siena e dei suoi dintorni
Saatchi Gallery
Categories
Palaces in Siena
Houses completed in the 15th century
Renaissance architecture in Siena
15th-century establishments in the Republic of Siena

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