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Piazza Pio II As mentioned earlier, the architect Bernardo Rossellino was appointed to renovate the town and design and build the main church square, the town hall and the Palais des Papes. In order to highlight the palaces and churches, in an finite space, design an asymmetrical geometric shape, sheltering the Second Square irregular trapezoids, thus forming the center of the city and focus Lonely Planet write By the way, if you rotate 360 degrees on the square, you can enjoy all the Renaissance treasures of Pienza. Palazzo Piccolomini on the west side of Pius II Square, the rural residence of Pope Pius II The main bishop's palace on the east side of the Pilgrimage Square, Palazzo Vescovile the north side of the Prison II Square Hall with a conspicuous jagged bell tower
Posted: Jan 4, 2019
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