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Description
The Pistoia Cathedral bell tower, dating back to the 12th century, flanks the facade of the cathedral on the left side.
Starting from the base, there are three floors without openings, the upper of which houses the clock, two opened by twin windows, three animated by loggias and the last, the ninth, containing the bell chamber. The last two floors, as decoration of the external crowning, present a Ghibelline swallowtail battlement. Among the building materials are, used alternately, green serpentine marble and local limestone.
The Pistoia Cathedral bell tower is part of a series of bell towers with summit terraces defined as loggias, including the tower of the church of San Nicola in Pisa.
Starting from the base, there are three floors without openings, the upper of which houses the clock, two opened by twin windows, three animated by loggias and the last, the ninth, containing the bell chamber. The last two floors, as decoration of the external crowning, present a Ghibelline swallowtail battlement. Among the building materials are, used alternately, green serpentine marble and local limestone.
The Pistoia Cathedral bell tower is part of a series of bell towers with summit terraces defined as loggias, including the tower of the church of San Nicola in Pisa.