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. Portale di
San Ranieri
Bonanno Pisano's
bronze panels for the
south transept doors
depict The Life of
Christ . Palm trees and
Moorish buildings
show Arabic influence.
VISITORS' CHECKLIST
Piazza dei Miracoli . Tel 050 387
22 10.
daily. Jan & Dec: 10am-12:45pm,
2-5pm; Feb & Nov: 10am-
12:45pm; Mar: 10am-6pm; Apr-
Sep: 10am-8pm; Oct: 10am-7pm.
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@
3, 11. Duomo
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8am, 9:30am daily; also 11am,
12:10pm, 6pm Sun (5pm in win-
ter).
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Baptistry & Campo
Santo
daily. Nov-Mar: 10am-
5:30pm; Apr-Sep: 8:30am-8pm
(till 11pm Jun-Aug); Oct: 9am-
7pm.
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daily (30
people admitted every half hour).
www . opapisa.it
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Tower
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Frescoes were
added to the
dome's interior
after a fire in 1595.
The Leaning Tower
(see p160) was
completed in 1350,
when its seven
bells were hung.
Fragments of the 11th-
century marble floor
survive beneath the dome.
A frieze
shows that
work began
in 1173.
Gleaming white
Carrara marble
decorates the walls.
Cathedral Pulpit
The carved
supports for
Giovanni Pisano's
pulpit (1302-11)
symbolize the Arts
and Virtues.
This 12th-century
wall tomb is for
Buscheto, the Duomo's
original architect.
STAR FEATURES
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Duomo Façade
Coloured sandstone, glass
and majolica plates
decorate the lombard-style
12th-century façade. Its
patterned surface includes
knots, flowers and
animals in inlaid marble.
Baptistry Pulpit by
Nicola Pisano
. Portale di San
Ranieri
. Duomo Façade
 
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