The document provides information about the location of schools in the area around Serravalle Pistoiese, Italy. It describes the history of Serravalle Pistoiese and surrounding towns from Roman times through the 12th-13th centuries. It then summarizes important landmarks in the area, including Rocca di Castruccio Castracani fortress, the Barbarossa Tower, Gabella's Gate, and Casalguidi's Church. It also mentions the town of Vinci and provides biographical information about Leonardo da Vinci.
Basic Civil Engineering first year Notes- Chapter 4 Building.pptx
Serravalle Pistoiese and the surrounding area
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4. Rocca di Castruccio Castracani This powerful fortress was wanted by the Lucchesi after they had conquered the castle in 1302. It was finally completed by Uguccione della Faggiola and then by Castruccio Castracani. Standing as it does right at the farthest part of the village, its profile is characterized by the hexagonal tall tower formed from well shaped blocks of stone, and with its two bastions, it has an ancient cistern for the conservation of water which is visible at the centre of the fortification.
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6. Gabella’s Gate The gate opens with a semicircular arch set on the town walls, probably built at the beginning of the 14th Century when it became necessary to link the old walls to the newest ones. From the gate we reach Gabella Vecchia, an old hamlet at the castle's feet, in which ancient houses we can still find some old inscriptions. During the 12th century Serravalle had two gates, Castellina Gate (also known as S.Andrea Gate) in the north of the village, and Nievole Gate in the west side, but today there are no certain traces of them.
10. Vinci is only 17 km away from Casalguidi It is situated in the heart of Tuscany, only a few kilometres from Pistoia Vinci, Leonardo's home town, lies in the heart of the most verdant countryside. This gives the surrounding landscape a magical and enchanted quality, worthy of the most suggestive of Leonardo's images.
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14. For centuries, Piazza del Duomo was the focus of civil and ecclesiastical power, with inside many buildings of merit such as: The Cathedral of San Zeno, headed to San Zeno bishop, who keeps inside the silver altar of San Jacopo. The bell tower, built on an ancient tower of Lombard origin, in Romanesque style, is divided into three orders of balconies Total reaches a height of 67 meters. The Palazzo del Comune, with a beautiful facade adorned with mullioned windows and triple. The Baptistery of San Giovanni in court the fourteenth century, Gothic style, with decorations in green and white marble.
15. Standing before the façade of the Ospedale del Ceppo the visitor will be enchanted by the beautiful, brightly coloured glazed terracotta frieze from the Robbia workshop, today one of the symbols of the city. In these beautiful panels expressive figures are vividly depicted. The seven works of mercy - Clothe the naked, Shelter the pilgrim, Aid the sick, Visit the imprisoned, Bury the dead, Feed the hungry and Give drink to the thirsty - are interspersed with symbolic figures of the cardinal and theological Virtues: Prudence, Faith, Charity, Hope and Justice.