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The Loggia of the Lombard Comacini Masters
The House of the Comacini Masters
Loggia of the Comacini Masters
Ancient medieval buildings
The Loggia of the Comacini Masters
Basilica of St Francis
Basilica of St Francis
The crypt of the Lower Basilica of St Francis
Chapel of Saint Catherine of Alexandria in the Lower Basilica of Saint Francis
Lower Basilica of St Francis
Gothic portal of the Lower Basilica
Interior of the Upper Basilica of St Francis of Assisi
Upper Basilica of St Francis
Small dome
The Olive Tree
Hollow-arched portal with a pointed arch
Upper Basilica of St Francis
Upper St Francis’s Square
The lawn with the word ‘Pax’ on it
The belfry
The Basilica and St Francis of Assisi on horseback
St Francis of Assisi, pilgrim of peace
The Upper Square of San Francesco
The Seed of Peace
The double staircase
Lower Basilica
Gothic pointed-arch doorway
Patinated bronze bas-relief
Portico
Via San Francesco
The arcaded portico
The Upper Basilica of St Francis of Assisi at dusk
Lower Square of San Francesco
Upper Basilica of St Francis
Lower Square of San Francesco
Upper Basilica of St Francis
Lower Square of San Francesco
Basilica of St Francis
A mime dressed as a friar
The Pilgrim of Peace

Detail of the medieval loggia of the Lombard Comacini master builders in Via San Francesco

The House of the Maestri Comacini, so called because they came from Como, on Via San Francesco

A section of the Loggia dei Maestri Comacini between Via San Francesco (left) and Vicolo Sant’Andrea (right)

Old medieval buildings now housing souvenir shops in Via San Francesco

The Loggia Maestri Comacini, a building dating from the 1200s and subsequently extended in the 1400s, in Via San Francesco

On the right is the restaurant of the same name, and in the background is the Basilica in Via San Francesco

The long descent leading to the Lower Basilica of St Francis

The crypt of the Lower Basilica of St Francis, where the saint’s body has been enshrined in a stone urn since 1230

The Chapel of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, decorated with frescoes depicting scenes from the saint’s life, built in 1343, inside the Lower Basilica of Saint Francis

The side entrance to the Lower Basilica of St Francis, featuring a portico built in 1487 by Francesco da Pietrasanta and supported by two columns in the Lower Square of St Francis

The two three-lobed and round-arched entrances to the Gothic portal of the Lower Basilica of St Francis in the Lower Square of St Francis

The single-nave interior of the Upper Basilica of St Francis, with ogival cross vaults and walls decorated with a cycle of frescoes depicting the life of St Francis, attributed to Giotto

The imposing gabled façade of the Upper Basilica of St Francis in the Upper Square of St Francis

One of the two small domes situated on either side of the façade of the Upper Basilica of St Francis in the Upper Square of St Francis

The olive tree situated on the lawn in front of the Upper Basilica of St Francis in the Upper Square of St Francis

The façade of the Upper Basilica of St Francis, characterised by its splayed, pointed-arch portal, divided into two sections by two trefoil entrances, and the decorated rose window flanked by the symbols of the Evangelists in the Upper Square of St Francis

The single-spired façade of the Upper Basilica of St Francis, in the French Gothic style, in the Upper Square of St Francis

The Upper Square of St Francis, situated on the Colle del Paradiso, the large green lawn bearing the inscription ‘Pax’ and the Tau, with the Upper Basilica of St Francis in the background

The large lawn bearing the inscription ‘Pax’ and the gabled façade of the Upper Basilica of St Francis

The belfry, divided by three arches, of the square-plan Romanesque bell tower of the Basilica of St Francis in the upper square of St Francis

Bronze sculpture of the Pilgrim of Peace (St Francis) on horseback in the Upper Square of St Francis, by the sculptor Norberto, situated on the lawn adjacent to the Upper Basilica of St Francis

The bronze sculpture known as ‘The Pilgrim of Peace’, depicting St Francis returning ill and dejected after his attempt to join Gualtiero di Brienne as a crusader. Created by Norberto Proietti in 2005, it stands in the upper square of San Francesco

The Upper Square of St Francis, with the Upper Basilica of St Francis, completed in 1280, in the background

Stone sculpture entitled ‘The Seed of Peace’, by Pinuccio Sciola, in the lower square of San Francesco

The double staircase leading to the Upper Basilica of St Francis, as seen from Largo Gregorio IX

Detail of the Gothic portal of the Lower Basilica, preceded by a Renaissance portico, designed by Francesco di Bartolomeo da Pietrasanta (1487) in the lower square of San Francesco

The Gothic pointed-arch doorway, surmounted by the Franciscan coat of arms, leading to the Historical Collection of the Municipal Library in the lower square of San Francesco

A patinated bronze bas-relief depicting St Francis going to the Pope to seek assurance that he is living according to the Gospel

The portico of the lower square of San Francesco

On the left is a shop selling handcrafted goods, ‘I Tre Archi’, in Via San Francesco

The arcaded portico, a shelter for pilgrims in the lower square of San Francesco

The majestic Romanesque gabled façade of the Upper Basilica of St Francis

Detail of a column in the south portico and the Basilica of St Francis in the lower square of St Francis

The gabled façade of the Upper Basilica of St Francis, with its Gothic features, and the bell tower, seen at dusk

The north portico, with its 15th-century arches and columns, in the lower square of San Francesco

On the left is the Upper Basilica and on the right is the sculpture of the Pilgrim of Peace in the upper square of San Francesco

The two side colonnades and the varied paving, featuring marble and stone from all over the world, in the lower square of San Francesco

The upper square of San Francesco, the basilica’s façade of the same name and the bell tower, seen at dusk

A mime dressed in a friar’s habit in Piazza San Pietro

The Pilgrim of Peace, a bronze sculpture seen against the light, depicting St Francis on horseback, created by the sculptor Norberto Proietti in 2005

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