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Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa , Italy
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Cemetery of Camposanto in Gothic style in Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa.

Often forgotten by visitors to Place des Miracles, the Gothic style Camposanto cemetery also contains its own set of symbols. Let's start with a brief history about it: the Camposanto was the last monument erected on this famous square and its long marble wall delimits its northern face. It was founded in 1277 to house the many tombs scattered around the cathedral. From the 16th century onwards, this cemetery housed the tombs of the most prestigious professors of the Athenaeum of Pisa, as well as members of the Medicis family, who then dominated the city. On July 27, 1944, as the Second World War was coming to an end, a grenade hit the roof. A fire broke out and the lead in the frame was forever embedded in the marble floor of the tombstones.

The arcades seem to play with the wind, as if the architects had wanted to allow the spirits to come and visit the place from time to time. Frescos dating from the 14th century, most of them by two great artists of the time, Francesco Traini and Bonamico Buffalmacco, have been regularly restored and decorate some of the interior walls of this cemetery, which resembles a huge and noble cloister. Not to be missed in the Ammanatti chapel are the particularly well preserved frescoes of the Trionfo della Morte, painted in the 14th century by an anonymous artist, which inspired Franz Liszt to compose Totentanz, as well as, at the back of the room, the cycle of Benozzo Gozzoli's Antico Testamento (1420-1497).

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Juuulie59
Visited in may 2019
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un lieu riche en histoires
Le camposanto est situé à proximité immédiate de la tour de pise. Nous l'avons visité car nous avions choisi le billet combiné pour visiter les différents monuments de la place pour 8 euros.
Derrière le mur blanc de ce batiment, se cache un lieu très calme et riche en histoire. Les tombes sont situées sur le sol.
Le jardin est magnifique et la petite chapelle située à l'extrémité vaut le détour.
steph.fe
Visited in september 2018
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Comparable a un cloitre superbe pelouse un des incontournable de la place des miracles souvent oublie
dcnfurter
Visited in july 2018
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Choisi un peu par hasard, mais vraiment sans regret. Toutes ses tombes tapissant le sol, c'est extrêmement émouvant. La pelouse magnifique entourant les sépultures ajoute au recueillement qu'inspire ce lieu Quelques sépultures remarquables notamment, celles avec les anses marines. Les fresques sont superbes.
Visited in august 2017
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Le contraste entre ce long mur blanc composé d'arcades et cette porte surmontée d'un édicule gracieux incite à découvrir ce cimetière au plan masse comparable à celui d'un cloître. .Ne pas hésiter à le parcourir pour admirer ses éléments décoratifs
jacquy37
Visited in august 2017
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Le Campo Santo est probablement mon endroit préféré sur le champ des Miracles. Un joli quart de cercle en arc avec de belles peintures murales et statues et une belle chapelle du côté est.

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