Talk:Piazza dei Miracoli
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[edit] additional image
Hi, I just uploaded this image:
I was wondering whether someone would like to add it to the page?
[edit] Bonanno of Pisa Redirect
Why does the link to Bonanno Pisano redirect here? This article is about a place. m,I'm interested in biographical information about a human being. JackofOz 20:34, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
- The redirect has been changed to Leaning Tower of Pisa until someone finds the time to write a biography of Bonanno Pisano. JoJan 13:23, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Name is wrong
The area is called Piazza dei Miracoli (miracles' square). The administrative name is Piazza del Duomo. I never heard no one in Italy use Campo dei Miracoli (miracles' field) (probably is an ancient definition). PS i live in Pisa ;) cu
- A city map in my possession calls it Piazza dei Miracoli, while several tourist guide books in different languages (such as the Lonely Planet) all nm,nm,nm,nm,nm,nm,,jhfss rcall it Campo dei Miracoli. Therefore it is difficult to decide which name to use. I have no preference, but a move of the article would mean numerous double redirects. As an admin I can do this easily but it would mean a lot of work at the double redirects. As to the name Piazza del Duomo, according to my city map, this is the square behind the Porta S. Maria, running along the Piazza dei Miracoli, and ending at the Via Capponi. JoJan 15:33, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
I live in Pisa, and I work in that square too. The name Piazza del Duomo it's the correct one. It is known also as Piazza dei Miracoli because an italian poet and writer, Gabriele d'Annunzio described this way the square: "L’Ardea roteò nel cielo di Cristo, sul prato dei Miracoli. Sorvolò le cinque navi concluse del Duomo, l’implicito serto del Campanile inclinato sotto il fremito dei suoi bronzi, la tiara del Battistero così lieve che pareva fosse per involarsi gonfia di echeggiamenti…Il Camposanto!…la grande urna quadrilunga ove la forza della città dorme fra un cipresso e un roseto, con i piedi congiunti, con le mani in croce sul petto…" (Forse che si, forse che no (1910)). The term Campo dei Miracoli refers to a magical field in the book Pinocchio, where to seed some gold coin to obtain a money tree. Many guides report the Cathedral's Square as "Campo dei Miracoli", but it is a big error! More, Piazza dei Miracoli and Piazza del Duomo are the same thing, it's the area between Porta Nuova (not Porta S. Maria) and via dell'Arcivescovado. Also there is a nameless street, that is via del Duomo. Commonly people call that as part of the square, but it isn't. The square (the part with the grass) it's private area of the church, the street is owned by Town administration. LoneWolf1976 00:16, 25 March 2007
- I live in Pisa as well, and LoneWolf is right. Piazza del Duomo is the official name, and I would suggest to move the article to this name (the UNESCO itself call it as Piazza del Duomo by the way). --Angelo 19:46, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
