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[picture: Baptistry]

Baptistry

The walls of the baptistry are of stone.

[picture: Fortified city wall]

Fortified city wall

The gate in the ancient city wall near the Field of Miracles in Pisa, with the battlements on the top used for defending the city against hordes of tourists. Later in this series [...] [more...]

[picture: Fortified Lawn]

Fortified Lawn

The smooth lawn of the Field of Miracles, with tourists in the sun and perhaps some locals in the shade. Later in this series there are some pictures taken from the top of the wall. [more...]

[picture: Cemetary, Cathedral and Tower]

Cemetary, Cathedral and Tower

The three buildings you can see here are the cemetery (left), the cathedral with its huge bronze doors and its dome, and of course the Leaning Tower of Pisa (rightmost). [more...]

[picture: Baptistry, Cemetary, Cathedral and Tower 1]

Baptistry, Cemetary, Cathedral and Tower 1

The four buildings you can see here are the Baptisty (leftmost), cemetery (left background), the cathedral with its huge bronze doors and its dome, and of course the Leaning Tower of Pisa (rightmost). The wide-angle lens has introduced extra distortion and vignetting. [more...]

[picture: Baptistry, Cemetary, Cathedral and Tower 2]

Baptistry, Cemetary, Cathedral and Tower 2

The four buildings you can see here are the Baptisty (leftmost), cemetery (left background), the cathedral with its huge bronze doors and its dome, and of course the Leaning Tower of Pisa (rightmost). The wide-angle lens has introduced extra distortion and vignetting. [more...]

[picture: Pisa Cathedral]

Pisa Cathedral

The Duomo, or cathedral, on the Field of Miracles, with the Leaning Tower of Pisa in the background.

[picture: Cemetary]

Cemetary

The windowless building in the foreground, with the solid stone arches, is the cemetery; I also took a lot of pictures of the interior, and of the ancient tombs and statues there, and the murals from the walls, largely destroyed in the Second World War. On the right is the entrance to the cathedral. [more...]

[picture: Field of Dreams: the castle walls 1]

Field of Dreams: the castle walls 1

The city walls here have a corner, with a defensive tower. In June there are shirtless, barefoot tourists sitting here too.

[picture: Field of Dreams: the castle walls 2]

Field of Dreams: the castle walls 2

The city walls here have a corner, with a defensive tower. There are tourists here too. The walls are crenellated, or castellated, so the photographers can hide and get sneaky pictures of tourists. Or so [...] [more...]

[picture: Baptistry 1]

Baptistry 1

Here we see the famous Baptistry on the Field of Miracles. To its left is the cemetery; to its right is the cathedral, the Duomo of Pisa, and in the far background on the right is the Leaning Tower, appearing almost upright because of the wide-angle [...] [more...]

[picture: ancient city wall]

ancient city wall

The city wall.


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