Pisa - Last day (page 6/22)

Cathedral

Cathedral

The Duomo, showing some of the pillared arches, and with the Baptistry in the foreground.

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Cemetary

Cemetary

The cemetery is perhaps the least exuberant of the buildings, and maybe that’s appropriate. [more...]

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Wide angle baptistry

Wide angle baptistry

It almost doesn’t look like a building at all, but like an object placed there by some almighty hand. Perhaps that’s why it’s called the Field of Miracles. [more...]

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Niche

Niche

A niche in the corner of the city wall perhaps once held a shrine to the Virgin mary or some other idol.

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Leaning Baptistry of Pisa

Leaning Baptistry of Pisa

Mostly wide-angle lens distortion here.

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Cathedral entrance

Cathedral entrance

With the baptistry in the foreground at right.

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Cathedral entrance 2

Cathedral entrance 2

with a crowd of people in front of it.

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Bird.

Bird.

There was a pigeon in the wall.

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Cathedral 1

Cathedral 1

The Duomo of Pisa, the Cathedral on the Field of Miracles, bathed in the bright summer light.

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Cathedral 2

Cathedral 2

A slightly different view. But only very slightly.

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Wide Angle Baptistry

Wide Angle Baptistry

Another one.

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City wall

City wall

An ancient stone city wall, with brick defences, and with weeds growing in the cracks. I imagine that the square holes are places where there were once wooden structures such as staircases and ramparts to help the defenders, or perhaps hot-dog concession stands. The original wall was built by space aliens, but it was later extended in the middle ages [...] [more...]

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