Pienza

From Conservapedia

Pienza is a small town in the Tuscany Region, in northern Italy. The town has 2,111 inhabitants (2015).

Historic city of Pienza[edit]

It was in this Tuscan town that Renaissance town-planning concepts were first put into practice after Pope Pius II decided, in 1459, to transform the look of his birthplace. He chose the architect Bernardo Rossellino, who applied the principles of his mentor, Leon Battista Alberti. This new vision of urban space was realized in the superb square known as Piazza Pio II and the buildings around it: the Piccolomini Palace, the Borgia Palace and the cathedral with its pure Renaissance exterior and an interior in the late Gothic style of south German churches.[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]


Categories: [Italian Cities and Towns] [Urban History] [World Heritage Sites]


Download as ZWI file | Last modified: 03/06/2023 22:05:06 | 16 views
☰ Source: https://www.conservapedia.com/Pienza | License: CC BY-SA 3.0

ZWI signed:
  Encycloreader by the Knowledge Standards Foundation (KSF) ✓[what is this?]