Piazza sights in Siena

1. A Map

   Piazza del Campo

   • Siena, Italy
   • Sights › Piazza

   This sloping piazza, popularly known as Il Campo, has been Siena's civic and social centre since being staked out by the Consiglio dei Nove in the mid-12th century. It was built on the site of a former Roman marketplace, and its pie-piece paving design is divided into nine sectors to represent the number of members of the council. In 1346 water first bubbled forth from the Fonte Gaia (Happy Fountain) in the upper part of the square. These days, the fountain's panels are reproductions; the severely weathered originals, sculpted by Jacopo della Quercia in the early 15th century, are on display in the Complesso Museale Santa Maria della Scala.

   At the lowest point of the…

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