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Sant'Agostino (Siena)

Sant'Agostino is a church in Siena, Tuscany, central Italy. The construction of the church and its associated convent began in 1258 and lasted for more than fifty years. Other renovations and reconstructions were carried out in the following centuries. The interior, redesigned by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century, has maintained the large high altars in polychrome marble from the 16th and 17th centuries. The stucco statues in the nave and in the transept date from the Vanvitelli renovation.

Located at 43.3144, 11.3314 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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13th-century architecture, Churches in Siena

San Martino (Siena)

San Martino is a church in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Known from the 12th century, it was enlarged and renovated in the 16th century. The façade was built in 1613 and the bell tower completed in 1738. The interior, in the counterfaçade, has an Immaculate Conception Protecting Siena during the Battle of Camullia by Giovanni di Lorenzo, commissioned by the city's commune in 1528. In the chapels are, among the others: the Circumcision of Jesus, one of Guido Reni's masterworks, the Martyrdom of St.

Located at 43.3188, 11.3334 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Religious buildings completed in 1613, Churches in Siena, Renaissance architecture in Siena

Santo Spirito (Siena)

Santo Spirito is a church in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. The current edifice is largely a reconstruction from 1498-1504. It has a notable Renaissance portal by Baldassarre Peruzzi, while the interior houses numerous artworks. These include works by Il Sodoma in the Spaniards Chapel, a canvas with the Miracle of St.

Located at 43.3192, 11.3374 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Churches in Siena, 1490s architecture, Renaissance architecture in Siena

San Raimondo (Siena)

San Raimondo is a church in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. It was built from 1596 by will of the Sienese noble Aurelio Chigi. In 1660, Pope Alexander VII (a Chigi) commissioned from the city's architect, Benedetto Giovannelli, a new marble façade, which is in three classicist-style superimposed orders. The interior has a well-balanced decoration dating from the early 17th century. Canvasses include works by Alessandro Casolani, Francesco Vanni, Rutilio Manetti, Rustichino and Sebastiano Folli.

Located at 43.3167, 11.3392 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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17th-century architecture, Churches in Siena, Baroque sites of Tuscany

San Giuseppe (Siena)

San Giuseppe is a church in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. The church was commissioned by the contrada dell'Onda and begun in 1521. Construction continued for the whole century. The façade, finished in 1653, is mostly in brickwork, with two superimposed orders divided by pilaster strips. The interior is on the Greek Cross plan, surmounted by an octagonal dome with a lantern. Decoration is attributed to the Nasini family. The crypt, a suggestive 16th century hall, contains the contrada's museum.

Located at 43.3153, 11.3319 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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16th-century architecture, Churches in Siena

Orto Botanico dell'Università di Siena

The Orto Botanico dell'Università di Siena (2.5 hectares) is a botanical garden operated by the University of Siena. It is located at Via P. A. Mattioli, 4, Siena, Tuscany, Italy, and open daily without charge. The garden's history reaches back to 1588 when the university began to raise medicinal herbs. In 1756 the field of herbal studies was supplanted by natural history, and starting in 1759, under the direction of Giuseppe Baldassarri, the garden began to collect uncommon plants.

Located at 43.3135, 11.3317 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Botanical gardens in Italy, University of Siena, Gardens in Tuscany

Church of the Santuccio

The ‘’’Church of the Santuccio’’ or chiesa del Santuccio is an ancient church on via Roma 69 in Siena, Italy, which once was part of the annexed monastery of Santa Maria degli Angeli. The façade by Annibale Bichi recalls works by Baldassarre Peruzzi.

Located at 43.3154, 11.3397 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Churches in Siena

San Gaetano di Thiene (Siena)

The narrow church or oratory of San Gaetano di Thiene is found in the middle of via dei Pispini in Siena, Italy. The oratory of the aristocratic Contrada del Nicchio (Sea-shell) was built from 1683-1700 . The simple façade sports a large stucco seashell over the doorway. It houses a 14th century painting depicting a Madonna and Child with Saints, which is likely the icon of Madonna del Forcone that had been previously venerated at an aedicule where the church stands.

Located at 43.3178, 11.3389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Churches in Siena