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Piazza Dante Alighieri.
@
Piazza San Francesco.
n
Palazzo dei Vescovi, Piazza
del Duomo 4 (0573 216 22).
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Wed & Sat.
Detail of frieze (1514-25) by Giovanni della Robbia, Ospedale del Ceppo
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Giostra dell'Orso (25 Jul).
da Pisa, carved in 1270 with
New Testament scenes. Both
works are among the finest of
this period, when artists were
reviving the art of carving.
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San Bartolomeo in
Pantano
Piazza San Bartolomeo 6.
daily.
The beautiful Romanesque
church of San Bartolomeo in
Pantano, dating from 760,
houses another celebrated
pulpit, carved in 1250 by
Guido da Como.
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Zoo
Via Pieve a Celle 160a.
Tel
0573 91
12 19.
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9am-5pm daily (to 7pm in
summer).
www
.
zoodipistoia.it
There is a small, well-kept zoo
just 4 km (2.5 miles) northwest
of Pistoia at La Verginina.
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Sant'Andrea
Via Sant'Andrea 21.
Tel
0573 219
12.
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8am-12:30pm, 3-6:30pm
daily.
This church is reached by
walking through Piazza della
Sala, the site of Pistoia's lively
open-air market. There is a
good Romanesque relief of
The
Journey of the Magi
over the
portal, and inside is Giovanni
Pisano's pulpit (completed in
1301). This is considered by
some to be his masterpiece,
even more accomplished than
the pulpit he later made for
Pisa cathedral
(see p159)
. It is
decorated with reliefs depicting
scenes from the life of Christ.
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Ospedale del Ceppo
Piazza Giovanni XXIII.
This hospital and orphanage,
founded in 1277, was named
after the ceppo, or hollowed-
out tree trunk, that was used
in medieval times to collect
donations for its work. The
striking façade of the main
building features coloured
terracotta panels (1514-25)
by Giovanni della Robbia
illustrating the Seven Works
of Corporeal Mercy. The
portico is by Michelozzo.
Façade of San Bartolomeo
PISTOIA CITY CENTRE
Cappella del Tau
8
Cattedrale and Baptistry
6
Centro Marino Marini
9
Museo della Cattedrale
5
Museo Civico
4
Ospedale del Ceppo
2
Sant'Andrea
1
San Bartolomeo
in Pantano
3
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