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Unfinished Nave
If completed, the nave would
have measured
50 m (162 ft) in
length and 30 m
(97 ft) in breadth.
VISITORS' CHECKLIST
Piazza del Duomo. Tel 0577 28 30
48.
Pollicino. Duomo & Library
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Mon-Sat (8pm Jun-Aug), 1:30-
5:30pm Sun (6:30 Jun-Aug); Sep,
Oct: 10:30am-5:30pm daily (7:30
Sun); Nov-Feb: 10:30am-6:30pm
Mon-Sat, 1:30-5:30pm Sun.
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9, 11am Mon-Sat; 8, 11am, 12:15,
6:30pm (5:30pm Sep-Mar) Sun.
^ 7 & to see marble floor.
5
Archway leading to
the Baptistry
The side aisle of the
unfinished nave was
roofed over and
turned into the Museo
dell'Opera del Duomo.
Column base in
unfinished nave
The façade was built
in two parts: the
doors in 1284-97,
the rest in 1382-90.
Façade Statues
Many statues on the façade
have been replaced by copies;
the originals are in the Museo
dell'Opera del Duomo.
Sun Symbol
Hoping to end bloodshed
and rivalry, St Bernardino of
Siena (1380-1444) wanted
the feuding Sienese to give up
all loyalty to their contrada
emblems and unite under this
symbol of the risen Christ.
Entrance
to Duomo
 
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