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Giardini Pubblici Corso Venezia, Piazza Duse, Milan, 20121 | ![]() |
To me, the parks in Milan leave much to be desired. I am constantly amazed at how dry and dusty they are! You'll have to go out of the city centre to get to decent parks. However, having said that, one place you might wa... more
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Mandria 256 Viale Carlo Emanuele II, Venaria Reale, 10078 | ![]() |
The history of La Mandria, now a Regional Park covering over 3,000 hectares and bordered by about 30 km of walls is closely linked to that of the city of Venaria and it’s Reggia. The exceptional size of the monumen... more
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Venice Biennale Calle Giustinian 1364, Venezia, 30124 | ![]() |
The appointment of Robert Storr (Dean of the Yale School of Art in New Haven, Connecticut, USA, since 2006) as the artistic director of the 52nd international art exhibition of 2007 was announced already during the prepa... more
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Porta Garibaldi Piazza XXV Aprile, Milan, 20154 | ![]() |
Porta Garibaldi is the old Porta Comasina that stands on the old road to Como. It is a Neo-Classical arch originally dedicated to Francesco I of Austria to commemorate his visit to Milan in 1825. It was dedicated to Gari... more
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Palazzo delle Esposizioni 194 Via Nazionale, Rome, 00184 | ![]() |
This palazzo with its statues and Corinthian columns, designed by Piacentini, hosts temporary exhibitions of paintings, sculpture and graphics, which are changed every three...
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San Pietro in Montorio 2 Piazza San Pietro in Montorio, Rome, 00153 | ![]() |
The great architect adopted a central plan for this building, making clear references to Christian martyrdom and pagan temples dedicated to heroic mythological figures. Doric columns were used to conjure up images of anc... more
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Casa degli Omenoni 3 Via Degli Omenoni, Milan, 20121 | ![]() |
Built by the sculptor, Leone Leoni between 1562 and 1566 as his Milan residence, this building is famous above all for it's facade, which has eight telamons sculpted in solid stone. The rest of the decoration is highly o... more
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Santa Maria del Carmine Piazza del Carmine, 14, Florence, 50124 | ![]() |
Santa Maria del Carmine church probably wouldn’t be such a huge tourist attraction if it weren’t for Brancacci chapel, located inside of Santa Maria del Carmine. The chapel has famous frescoes started by Masolino but mos... more
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Museo del Bargello Via del Proconsolo, 4, Florence, 50122 | ![]() |
After serving for many centuries as a prison and police station, the fortress-like Bargello was transformed into the National Museum of Sculpture in 1886 - on Donatello's five-hundredth birthday. The Bargello's courtyard... more
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Santa Maria in Cosmedin 18 Piazza Bocca della Verita, Rome, 00186 | ![]() |
In 1717, Francesco Carlo Bizzaccheri designed a fountain with the basin in the form of an eight-pointed star to honour Pope Clemente XI Albani. This symbol is repeated again a few times on different parts of the fountain... more
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