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Palazzo Pubblico of Siena

The Palazzo Pubblico, at the lower end of Piazza del Campo, has housed the city government since the late 13th century and today holds the Civic Museum. Its rooms contain painting and sculpture by Sienese artists from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. In the Sala del Mappamondo is Simone Martini's Maestà, from 1315-1321, and in the same room Guidoriccio da Fogliano at the Siege of Montemassi, from 1330. In 1338 Ambrogio Lorenzetti painted the Allegory of Good Government, the Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Good Government in the City. The brick Mangia Tower, built in the 14th century, rises from the façade: it is climbed by about 400 steps with no lift, and the full visit lasts half an hour at most. Access to the tower is from the palace courtyard.

Things to do at Palazzo Pubblico of Siena: 4 missions

• Climb the Torre del Mangia's 400 stepsBuy your ticket at the palace ticket office and climb the tower with groups of about 25 people to see the rooftops of Siena and the square from above.
• Explore the Allegory of Good and Bad GovernmentStand in the room with Ambrogio Lorenzetti's frescoes and compare the scene of good government in the city with that of bad government on the opposite wall.
• Find Guidoriccio da Fogliano on horsebackFind the 1330 fresco in which the condottiero rides before the siege of Montemassi, attributed to Simone Martini.
• Take in Simone Martini's MaestàEnter the Civic Museum and find the large fresco of the Virgin enthroned, painted between 1315 and 1321, and see how the saints surround the throne.

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Source: Web oficial - Museo Cívico de Siena