Dome, Siena Cathedral, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Dome, seen from below with trompe l'oeil coffers with gilded stars, on a hexagonal drum with images and statues of 42 patriarchs and prophets, 1481, by Guidoccio Cozzarelli and Benvenuto di Giovanni, in the Duomo di Siena or Siena Cathedral, built 1196-1348 and consecrated in 1215, designed by Giovanni di Agostino, Giovanni Pisano and Camaino di Crescentino, in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. The cathedral has elements of Italian Gothic, Romanesque, and Classical styes and is built from stripes of white and green-black marble. The historic centre of Siena is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13438477

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45122963

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5315px x 5240px (9.6MB)

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Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

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Photograph by Manuel Cohen