Siena - sunset in piazza del Campo
by Weston Westmoreland
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Siena - sunset in piazza del Campo
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Weston Westmoreland
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Sunset in Piazza del Campo, Siena, Italy.
Panoramic view of the Piazza del Campo, the main square in Siena, Tuscany, where the Palio horse race takes place twice a year. I was lucky to be there while the setting sun lit the town hall and the torre del Mangia, highest tower of the kind in Italy, and the Cappella di Piazza, the chapel of the square.
There is a vintage version of this image.
The peculiar shape and structure of the square, set on a slope, like a roman theater, turn the Piazza del Campo into the finest square in Italy.
I visited Siena from Florence. Once enemies, Florence came out reinforced after the Black Death devastated Europe, but Siena never recovered. Before they had the chance, Florence invaded and would never permit Siena to grow strong again. Maybe because of that, Siena still preserves its medieval structure and atmosphere, which makes her so beautiful.
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Weston Westmoreland.
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October 22nd, 2015
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