. A stained glass tour in Italy. herefore, oh ! Siena, long live the annual rejoicingwhich the running of the Palio brings to yourancient municipality! What a city of differing beauties have wehere ! Of scenic beauty, if one looks down uponthe rolling valleys below from the top of thePalazzo Pubblico, or back upon the charming cityfrom the rampart promenades of the Lissa theatrical beauty, if one peeps down somenarrow street upon the semi-circular Piazza delCampo, backed by the Palazzo Pubblico whilefar aloft shoots the Mangia, one of the worldsmost graceful towers. Especially is t
. A stained glass tour in Italy. herefore, oh ! Siena, long live the annual rejoicingwhich the running of the Palio brings to yourancient municipality! What a city of differing beauties have wehere ! Of scenic beauty, if one looks down uponthe rolling valleys below from the top of thePalazzo Pubblico, or back upon the charming cityfrom the rampart promenades of the Lissa theatrical beauty, if one peeps down somenarrow street upon the semi-circular Piazza delCampo, backed by the Palazzo Pubblico whilefar aloft shoots the Mangia, one of the worldsmost graceful towers. Especially is this beautytheatrical, if seen in the glamour lent by moon-light, although delightful enough without thatadded charm. And when we wander up thenarrow, winding streets and come out upon thespace about the cathedral itself, do we not findyet another, and a very special beauty ?—that ofjudicious elaboration of detail in decoration. Nochurch in Christendom can boast of such pains-taking treatment of every square foot of surfece 134. .a 5 sio g^ H bn M 3^£ Siena within, or on its western facade without. Differentindeed are the varied beauties of this ancientcity, but all unite to exert their special fascina-tions upon the stranger. In this same spiritof contrast Siena differs from her sister hill-cities—not so sweepingly lofty as Perugia, nor sosteeply remote as Orvieto. She seems desirousto mask her elevation, for the ascent is at mostpoints gradual, and there is a decided uplift inthe country round about. Then, too, the rail-road succeeds in mounting to Siena, although ithas to employ a switchback to do so, but it doesnot even attempt that feat at Cortona, or Orvieto,or Perugia, or Assisi. If, to enjoy the view, youhave mounted to the top of the Palazzo Pub-blico, do not fail to visit its sumptuous halls,frescoed by Sodoma, Simone Martini, Lorenzetti,and many another master of the Sienese the great blossom of the citys architecturalwealth must be sought at the cathe
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