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Siena's Sights

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March 1st 2008
Well, I've been posting entries about all the places I've visited outside Siena, and I felt it was time to talk about what I've seen within Siena's walls. Over the past two weeks, I've been to the: *Duomo-where supposedly they keep one of John the Baptist's arms *The Museum for the Duomo-where I saw Duccio's Maesta (the most gorgeous painting I've ever seen)! *The Baptistry *The Crypt-a secr ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more