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12-Jun-2019

Siena. Porta Ovile

Porta Ovile in Siena is one of the gates of the city and presents an embattled battlements, in whose inner wall we can see a fresco by Sano di Pietro: the Madonna and Child .Porta Ovile is located between Via di Vallerozzi and Via Simone Martini and is mentioned for the first time in 1220 in whose year the Municipality purchased 40 bushels of land to make the Carbonaie at Porta Ovile (citation Macchi).In 1250 the Porta appears in the books of Biccherna also called “Porta del Gregge” and the following year, 1251 is reinforced according to the dictates of the Bell Council pending an eventual attack from Florence.The Door was walled together with Fontebranda on November 1, 1554 to be best used by the soldiers during the siege of Siena and suffered bombing the following year.In 1798 it was then severely damaged by the earthquake as well as the entire Ovile district.Porta Ovile is easily reachable from the center of Siena as well as all the main attractions of the city

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Dennis Hoyne27-May-2020 02:27
Such an interesting structure so nicely photographed.
Pierre Martin27-May-2020 01:20
excellenet presentation of that old gate!
Julie Oldfield27-May-2020 01:15
Very fascinating. V
bill friedlander26-May-2020 23:08
Nice shot of the impenetrable gate. V
Tom Munson26-May-2020 21:11
Nice shot of this amazing entrance, Jose.
Walter Otto Koenig26-May-2020 20:26
Nice shot of this old city gate. Very nice detail and interesting history. "V"
Helen Betts26-May-2020 19:27
Excellent capture of this old fortification. V.
Dave Berry26-May-2020 19:10
That definitely looks like a tough obstacle to breach if it were closed up. Fascinating history an a great composition. V
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