Siena's Unfinished Dream: The Failed Facade and Grand Legacy of the Duomo di Siena

Can a building possess a soul, or is it merely an elaborate monument to the vanity of the men who cut the stone? To look upon the striking facade of the cathedral in Siena is to confront a mystery wrapped in centuries of intense spiritual warfare, vaulting human pride, and sovereign divine intervention. Most modern histories treat this architectural wonder as a mere collection of statistics, dates...