Caption

The so called twin towers of Sangimignano built in the 13th century as defensive towers and also to show prestige and wealth. The Council of San Gimignano ruled that no tower should be built higher than that of the town Hall of San Gimignano so this fa

Date

Jun 17, 2012

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Paul Williams - FunkyStock

Reference

BRK26C76_075

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No

Property release

No

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Royalty free

Available size

56.0Mb (5.2Mb) / 12.0in x 18.1in / 3608 x 5421 (300dpi)

Keywords

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