The famous Neptune fountain (Statua del Nettuno in Italian) is in the Central Square of Bologna. It was commissioned by Cardinal Carlo Borromeo of Bologna in 1565 to symbolize the government of the newly elected pope, the maternal uncle of Borromeo, Pius IV. Designed by the architect Tommaso Laureti of Palermo, the fountain has 90 […]
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Is the symbol of the architectural history of the city of Soliera. It is also called Rocca Campori although he was erected for defensive purposes by the Estenses. The Campori Castle appears in the documents for the first time in 1029.
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Pompeii ( Pompeii in Latin, Pompei in Italian) is a city of the Roman Empire, located in Campania. Founded in the sixth century BC, it was destroyed at the same time of Herculaneum, Stabiae and Oplontis, in the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. Accidentally rediscovered in the seventeenth century, the state of conservation of […]
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Castel Nuovo (in English : New Castle), also called ” Maschio Angioino “, first erected in 1279, is a historic building and a symbol of the city of Naples.
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The Teatro San Carlo, or Teatro di San Carlo, Real Teatro di San Carlo (Royal Theatre of Saint Charles), was built in 1737 and is the opera of Naples. The theater was built at the request of Charles de Bourbon and was inaugurated on November 4th. In 1816, the theater was destroyed by fire and […]
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