Secular Architecture and Townplanning of the Middle Ages

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Siena, Italy

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Aerial view of Campo showing proximity to cathedral

Florence




"Chain" map of Florence, 1470s

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Palazzo Vecchio (designed by Arnolfo di Cambio in 1299) and Piazza della Signoria

San Gimignano
 

The only Italian town with the Medieval towers of its family palaces intact