Details of the mosaic floor in the Siena cathedral are pictured in August 2012. Magnificent Renaissance mosaics in the floor have been unveiled to give visitors a rare glimpse of scenes it took local ...

Secret passages high up in the rafters of Siena Cathedral have opened for the first time after decades of restoration, offering a rare view of midnight-blue ceilings and the Tuscan panorama. The ...

The Rev. Stephan Isaac gives the Eucharist during an Easter Sunday Mass on Sunday, April 9, 2023, at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena in Allentown. About 400 parishioners attended the Mass to ...

The cathedral of Siena, in Italy’s Tuscany region, is renowned for its spectacular 14th-century mosaic floor. But due to its fragility, the masterpiece is protected from visitor foot traffic by ...

Until 31 July and from 18 August to 18 October 2023, the Cathedral of Siena is unveiling its inlaid marble floor, one of Italy's most astonishing artistic creations, but so fragile that it usually has ...

Siena's cathedral was briefly shuttered by a quake on Wednesday. Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP) An earthquake in the Italian region of Tuscany sparked the brief evacuation of the cathedral and closure ...

Both today and in centuries past, it is a reality of building that not every project is destined for success. Financial issues or unrealistic timetables can complicate a building’s construction but, ...

The famous 13th-century black-and-white striped cathedral has opened a series of spiral staircases and covered internal walkways to the public - all some 15 metres from the marble floor. Visitors ...