So we went on an art history tour of Siena and we got to pass through the different districts or counties in Siena. I heard there are fourteen but we only visited three (eagle, dragon, & wave districts). We passed by the Duomo again and saw St. Catherine's church which we had explored the 1st day on our own. But we got to go to a church were all the districts had their counsel meetings. In the basement of the church they had all the armor, statues, and winning victories from each district. We also saw some banks with poets heads that lay on the top rims of the buildings...what we noticed was alot of medieval and gothic styled windows and architecture. I used my Zoom Lens and wow did the heads looks so detailed. We also stopped at the Il Campo and our tour guide talked about the horse races between the districts and told us the whole piazza was full when this event occurred and it is a very competitive race. It shows pretty much whose the strongest and best!!!!
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| The Bank with Poets heads, Streets of Siena, A Dog chilling on a balcony |
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| Dragon, Eagle, Wave Districts |
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| Some of the architecture |
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The Horse Races, a hospital in Siena, the scenery of the Duomo
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