Towers, Italy has lots of them. Pavia, for example is littered with them. Italy’s nobles delighted in trying to outdo each other by building the tallest tower they could manage.
In this week’s photograph there is a famous tower, but it’s not in Pavia.
Can you tell me in which Italian city it can be found, the name of the piazza in that Italian city, and the name of the elegant building to which it is attached?
Happy guessing! – This has been guessed – see below for details.
Can You Guess in Which Italian City this Tall Tower Can be Found?
Torre del Mangia, Palazzo Pubblico, Piazza del Campo, Siena, Italy by tubaY
UPDATE: 24 October 2009
OK, the answer has been given in the comments below, Diana Strinati Baur correctly identified the location as being Siena, but Jennifer and ciaochowlinda pin-pointed the tower as being Torre del Mangia, which is part of Palazzo Pubblico in Siena’s Piazza del Campo.
Riccardo helped out too.
Thanks and well done to all of you for guessing correctly or having a go.
The photographer
The photographer is tubaY, and this and other stunning shots of Italy and elsewhere, can be seen on tubaY’s Flickr page: tubay on Flickr This photographer puts his Canon EOS 5D Mark II to very good use.
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Give me the name of the piazza in which it is situated and the name of the beautiful building of which the tower forms part.
If no one manages to guess, I’ll give you a clue tomorrow. I’ll also reveal the photographer who took this lovely dusk image with its ghostly figures too.
This is just for fun.
Answers on a comment, as usual!
PS Riccardo, please feel free to take part this week! Many thanks for not answering immediately last week, as requested, too.
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Siena?
Ciao Alex… I am pretty sure the tower and piazza are in Siena.
Hope you are well!
Hi Diana – nice to see you here,
You are right, it is in Siena – well done! Do you know the name of the building and the piazza for some extra credibility points;-)
As for me, I’m not too bad thanks. How about you?
Best
Alex
Il Campo and Museo Civico or City Hall. We climbed it two weeks ago!
Hi Alex,
I arrived on late this time but don’t worry , I did not recognize it even if I suspected something in Tuscany. I should have to since twice a year tv shows the Palio and Senesi are mainly Juventus supporter and strongly rival of Florence and Fiorentina.
Have a nice week end Ciao
Yes, that’s definitely Siena. It’s the piazza del campo and the palazzo pubblico with its torre del mangia.
I agree with ciachowlinda. It is a beautiful shot.
It is a lovely shot, I agree. Love the twilight mood.
Well done to Jennifer and ciaochowlinda for getting the exact details, and thanks to Diana for identifying the location as being Siena.
And thanks to Riccardo for commenting too.
All the best to one and all,
Alex
I believe the piazza is called the Campo. This is where the twice in a summer Palio is run. I was lucky enough to see a practice run there many years ago. That year I wasn’t aware of the race enough to find out how to watch it in time for a ticket.