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The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking centre until the 13th and 14th centuries. [6] Siena is also home to the oldest bank in the world, the Monte dei Paschi, which has been operating continuously since 1472 (553 years ago) (). [7]
Siena Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Siena) is a medieval church in Siena, Italy, dedicated from its earliest days as a Roman Catholic Marian church, and now dedicated to the Assumption of Mary.
In 1997, Toyota launched the front-wheel drive 1998 model year Sienna in the North American market as a replacement for the mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive Previa.The Sienna debuted with a 3.0-liter 1MZ-FE V6 engine rated at 194 hp (145 kW) and 209 lb⋅ft (284 N⋅m) of torque.
Irises of a burnt sienna color or with a burnt sienna-colored center.. Sienna or Siena is a feminine given name of Italian origin and unclear meaning. [1] The original usage of the name is derived from the Italian city [2] and may also refer to the burnt orange color of its clay rooftops.
Sienna (from Italian: terra di Siena, meaning "Earth of Siena") is an earth pigment containing iron oxide and manganese oxide.In its natural state, it is yellowish brown, and it is called raw sienna.
Siena's Piazza del Campo. Piazza del Campo is the main public space of the historic center of Siena, a city in Tuscany, Italy, Its name comes from the Italian word campanilismo, which translates to "local pride" and campanile "bell tower."
Caterina di Jacopo di Benincasa, TOSD (25 March 1347 – 29 April 1380), known as Catherine of Siena (Italian: Caterina da Siena), was an Italian Catholic mystic and pious laywoman who engaged in papal and Italian politics through extensive letter-writing and advocacy.
The Republic of Siena (Italian: Repubblica di Siena, Latin: Respublica Senensis) was a historic state consisting of the city of Siena and its surrounding territory in Tuscany, Central Italy.