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Siena, Italy taken by Tan Jun Qi
What interests me is the juxtaposition of Romanesque and Gothic elements, and especially the structure of the Gothic arches. Why were the Romanesque windows of the top floor preserved? Or was it a reconstruction? And why are the lower windows in the form of an arch within an arch?
San Gimignano, Italy taken by Tan Jun Qi
Many parts of San Gimignano show the age and history of the place, the building and rebuilding that has taken place over the centuries. In particular this photograph, which shows a big Romansque arch that was walled up and replaced with a smaller one, which was subsequently walled up as well. And arch within an arch.
Siena, Italy taken by Tan Jun Qi
This is a photo from Siena, and again I like it because it shows, in its juxtaposition of two architectural styles, the evolution of tastes and the historicity of the place. In how many phases was this building built upon? While the arches on the lowest level are Gothic, the upper levels seem to bear rather modern-looking rectangular windows, but the most curious is the way a Renaissance style frontispiece has as if been stuck to the building entrance.
