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/ Chiesa di San Martino
The Church of S. Martino in Chinzica is first mentioned in 1066; it stood on the Carraia Maiore, the most important roadway entering Pisa from the south, today called via S. Martino.The Church is hall-shaped, with a short transept. It was completely…
/ Chiesa di San Domenico
The Church and adjoining convent belonged to the enclosed order of Dominican nuns. Following damage to the building during the second world war, the nuns moved to the monastery of S. Domenico Nuovo (in via Uguccione della Faggiola) taking with them…
/ Piazza del Duomo. Battistero di San Giovanni - Interno
The Baptistry was founded in 1152, but it took more than two centuries to complete. The first stage of construction, up to the top of the first row of arches, was directed by the architect Diotisalvi. At the beginning of the 13th century Guidetto…
/ Piazza del Duomo. Cattedrale di Santa Maria - Interno
The cathedral is shaped likea Latin cross, with a central nave terminating in an apse and four side aisles and a transept of three aisles.The central nave is flankedby monolithic granite pillars with 11th and 12th century capitals. A women’s gallery…
/ Palazzo Agostini Venerosi della Seta
Transformed into a palazzo by joining several medieval buildings together, among which, documents mention at least four lofts, four workshops and a tower, this palazzo was built between the late 14th century and early 15th centuries, but was only…