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MONTEPULCIANO , a town and episcopal see of the province of Siena, Tuscany, Italy, 44 M. S.E. of Siena by rail. Pop. (1901) 6288 (town); 15,384 (commune). The town, 6 m. W. ofthe station, crowns the summit of a hill (1984 ft.), and is surrounded by medieval walls. It s not traceable in history before A.D. 715. It was under the protection
century when it finally became Florentine. In 1561 it became an episcopal see. Most of the buildings belong to the Renaissance; except the castle, the 14th-century Palazzo Pubblico, and the portals of two or three churches, especially that of S. Maria (13th century). There are a number of fine private houses, some built by Antonio da Sangallo the elder (1455?1534) and Baldassare Peruzzi (14811536) and others by Vignola (1507-1573). The beautiful church
cathedral
monument erected in 14271436 by the Florentine architect Michelozzo in honour of Bartolommeo Aragazzi, secretary of Pope
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Bellarmine (15421621). See F. Bargagli- Petrucci
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