Siena Cathedral
Siena Cathedral is a medieval Marian church in the Tuscan city of Siena, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. Largely built between the mid-twelfth and mid-fourteenth centuries, it is one of the finest examples of Italian Romanesque-Gothic architecture, its facade and interior banded with distinctive black and white marble, the heraldic colors of the city.
The cathedral is celebrated above all for its extraordinary inlaid marble mosaic floor, created over centuries by numerous artists and considered among the most elaborate of its kind in Italy. It also houses an intricately carved pulpit by Nicola Pisano, frescoes by Pinturicchio in the adjoining Piccolomini Library, and sculptures by Donatello, Michelangelo and Bernini. An ambitious fourteenth-century plan to vastly enlarge the church was halted by the Black Death, leaving the so-called Facciatone as a striking unfinished monument.
A dominant landmark within the UNESCO-listed historic center of Siena, the cathedral remains the seat of the Archbishop of Siena. Its dazzling combination of architecture, sculpture and painted decoration makes it one of the great artistic treasures of Tuscany.
- Location
- 43.3177, 11.3290
- Local time
- 00:34 (Europe/Rome)
🕘 Visiting hours
| Mon–Sat | 10:00–19:00 |
| Sun | 13:30–18:00 |
April-October schedule; last admission 30 min before closing. Winter 10:30-17:30.
✨ Saints & blessed venerated here
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Saint Ansano Saint
First patron and martyr of Siena; his relics were moved to the cathedral in 1107 and he had a dedicated altar
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Saint Savinus Saint
One of the four patron saints; frescoed in the cupola spandrels and given a dedicated altar
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Saint Crescentius Saint
One of the four patron saints of Siena, frescoed in the dome spandrels
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Saint Victor Saint
One of the four patron saints of Siena, frescoed in the dome spandrels
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Saint Catherine of Siena Saint
Co-patron of Siena, venerated in the city and depicted among Sienese saints in the cathedral
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Saint Bernardino of Siena Saint
Sienese preacher venerated and depicted in cathedral art
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Saint Peter Saint
Among the gilded statues of saints above the columns beneath the dome
Care & donations
Opera della Metropolitana di Siena / Archdiocese of Siena
Tickets and donations via Opera della Metropolitana di Siena (operaduomo.siena.it)
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