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| Santa Maria della Spina, Pisa |
This small Gothic church is set along the River Arno - and for a structure so small, it boasts an astonishing level of Gothic detail and ornamentation. Its odd position - it basically blocks the pavement! - is due to being relocated from its position right next to the river in 1871, where it was being affected by damp and occasional flooding. The ‘spina’ - thorn - refers to a relic from Christ’s crown of thorns, but this is no longer housed here.
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