Pienza (pop 2200) example of early renaissance town planning initiated by Pope Pius 2 when he decided to "upgrade" his home town. (These blog entries contain some repetition from entries in October postings - sorry about that.) He commissioned the building of a cathedral and a "palace" for his own use - the Palazzo Piccolomini - on two sides of the town Piazza Pio II. There was little space for the architect to use and the Pope was in a hurry, all of which seems to have contributed to inadequate structural support for the cathedral as the transept and apse are now sinking producing large cracks throughout the front of the church.
There are three collections of photos here (one outside and one inside the cathedral and palazzo) and a third of photos from in Pienza and some views from the overlook areas.
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