Sunday, September 21, 2014

Loggia di Mercanzia in Siena

If you step to the Banchi di Sotto street first building which you will see will be the Loggia di Mercanzia which is also called Loggia dei Mercanti. This loggia has been built in the first quarter of 15th century to facilitate trade operations in Siena.

It was built in the style of late Gothic with niches adorned by the sculptures designed by Vecchietta and Antonio Federighi.

Loggia di Mercanzia. Photo provided by the LigaDue under CC BY 3.0 license

Loggia di Mercanzia. Photo provided by the Sailko under CC BY 3.0 license