{"id":750,"date":"2017-12-26T04:41:15","date_gmt":"2017-12-26T04:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/?p=750"},"modified":"2017-12-26T04:41:32","modified_gmt":"2017-12-26T04:41:32","slug":"the-piazza-dei-miracoli-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/2017\/12\/26\/the-piazza-dei-miracoli-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Piazza dei Miracoli -Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Piazza dei Miracoli\u00a0is a walled 8.87-hectare area located in\u00a0Pisa,\u00a0Tuscany,\u00a0Italy. Center of European medieval art and one of the finest architectural complexes in the world.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-751\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0559-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0559-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0559-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0559-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0559-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Pisa Cathedral\u00a0built in\u00a0 a\u00a0Romanesque architecture\u00a0style, also known as\u00a0Pisan Romanesque. The construction on the cathedral began in 1063\u00a0by the architect\u00a0Buscheto.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_752\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-752\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-752 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0527-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0527-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0527-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0527-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0527-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pisa Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The mosaics of the interior, as well as the pointed arches, show a strong\u00a0Byzantine\u00a0influence. The fa\u00e7ade, of grey\u00a0marble\u00a0and white stone set with discs of coloured marble.<\/p>\n<p>The Baptistery is a round Romanesque building\u00a0by an\u00a0architect\u00a0known as\u00a0Diotisalvi.\u00a0its circumference measuring 107.25 m, the portal, facing the fa\u00e7ade of the cathedral, is flanked by two classical columns, while the inner jambs are executed in the\u00a0Byzantine\u00a0style.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_753\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-753\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-753 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0517-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0517-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0517-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0517-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0517-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Baptistery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Campanile is one of the three major buildings on the piazza,\u00a0 the construction of the bell tower began in 1173 and took place in three stages over the course of 177 years, with the bell-chamber only added in 1372.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_754\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-754\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-754 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0445-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0445-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0445-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0445-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0445-1200x1800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Campanile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_755\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-755\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-755 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0425-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0425-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0425-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0425-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0425-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Campanile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The tower stands approximately 60 m high, and was built to accommodate a total of seven main bells<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Piazza dei Miracoli\u00a0is a walled 8.87-hectare area located in\u00a0Pisa,\u00a0Tuscany,\u00a0Italy. 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