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Another 8mm fisheye shot of the interior of the Duomo di San Martino in Lucca. I know I'm uploading quite a few of these but I carried my fisheye lens around Tuscany and Rome and didn't find many opportunities to use it........
The interior was quite dark other than the ceiling of the nave. It did lead to some quite dramatic photos though thanks to the contrast it created.
We only had a couple of hours to explore the Tuscan town of Lucca and given you have to park outside the walled city we really didn't get to see much other than the Cathedral. Another place for the 'like to go back and spend a bit more time there' list.
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From Wikipedia : "Lucca Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Lucca, Cattedrale di San Martino) is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours in Lucca, Italy. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Lucca. Construction was begun in 1063 by Bishop Anselm (later Pope Alexander II).......
Of the original structure, the great apse with its tall columnar arcades and the fine campanile remain. The nave and transepts of the cathedral were rebuilt in the Gothic style in the 14th century, while the west front was begun in 1204 by Guido Bigarelli of Como, and consists of a vast portico of three magnificent arches, and above them three ranges of open galleries adorned with sculptures.......
There is a legend to explain why all the columns of the façade are different. According to the tale, when they were going to decorate it, the inhabitants of Lucca announced a contest for the best column. Every artist made a column, but then the inhabitants of Lucca decided to take them all, without paying the artists and used all the columns."
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On our first full day in the Casentino hills east of Florence having spent the morning visiting the town of Poppi the weather took a turn for the worse.
When it was suggested that we visit the Wool Museum ( Il Museo dell’Arte della Lana ) in the town of Stia I must admit I was sceptical. On a slightly rainy afternoon it turned out to be a great place to spend a couple of hours, full of great photo opprtunities such as this loom.
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From www.visittuscany.com/en/attractions/wool-museum-stia : "In the Casentino, you can explore the culture and tradition of wool-making.
The Wool Museum is located in Stia, in the Casentino, housed in the former Lanificio, or wool mill, an example of industrial archeology that was renovated as a centre for textile culture.
The exhibition route showcases historic photos, fabric samples, objects with particular symbolic value, like the bell that marked the work day, the banner of the workers’ association and the Italian flag made at the wool mill during the Savoy era, and vintage clothing pieces made from the Casentino panno.
Visiting the museum is a genuine sensory experience, where you can explore and physically touch the art of wool-making, from the earliest days of civilization to the Industrial Revolution and the golden age of Stia’s wool mill."
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As well as taking the more obvious shots of Siena Duomo I was keen to find some more unusual compositions. Luckily with an 8mm fisheye this isn't too hard.......
We visited quite a few churches and Cathedrals whilst in Tuscany but Siena Duomo was probably my favourite for it's distinctive stripey interior.
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From Wikipedia : "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.
It was the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Siena, and from the 15th century that of the Archdiocese of Siena. It is now the seat of the Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino.
The cathedral was 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 dome was completed in 1264. The lantern atop the dome was added by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The bell tower has six bells, where the oldest one was cast in 1149. 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 the 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. There are thirty-five statues of prophets and patriarchs grouped around the virgin. The finest Italian artists of that era completed works in the cathedral. These artists were Nicola and Giovanni Pisano, Donatello, Pinturicchio, Lorenzo Ghiberti, and Bernini. "
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Wandering round the backstreets of Florence with my carmera I peered through an open door and saw a small cloister with a church opposite the entrance. I ventured in and entered the church which which quite plain and unimpressive (by Florence's standard.....), luckily a decorative side chapel made up for it though.......
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From Wikipedia : "Santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi is a Renaissance-style Roman Catholic church and a former convent located in Borgo Pinti in central Florence.
The Pazzi name was added after the Carmelite order nun Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi, canonized in 1669, whose family patronized the church. The original convent had been dedicated to St. Mary Magdalen delle Convertite, the patron of once-fallen, now converted women. The Cistercian order from Badia a Settimo took control of the site in 1332 and moved to it in 1442, while the convent was transferred to San Donato in Polverosa. However, the church and chapter house were rebuilt between 1481 and 1500, with initial designs in 1492 by Giuliano da Sangallo."
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A reflection of the iconic Duomo in a window of an adjacent building in Florence.
As this was my second trip to Florence I was able to concentrate a bit more on getting some unusual shots as I took most of the 'postcard' type views next time I was there.
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From Wikipedia : "The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (English, "Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower") is the main church of Florence, Italy. Il Duomo di Firenze, as it is ordinarily called, was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to the design of Arnolfo di Cambio and completed structurally in 1436 with the dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi. The exterior of the basilica is faced with polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink bordered by white and has an elaborate 19th-century Gothic Revival façade by Emilio De Fabris.
The cathedral complex, located in Piazza del Duomo, includes the Baptistery and Giotto's Campanile. The three buildings are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site covering the historic centre of Florence and are a major attraction to tourists visiting the region of Tuscany. The basilica is one of Italy's largest churches, and until development of new structural materials in the modern era, the dome was the largest in the world. It remains the largest brick dome ever constructed."
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