Catania | Fontaine de l'Elephant Fountain

Fountain of the elephant

Catania

The fountain of the elephant is a monumental work made ​​between 1735 and 1737 by the architect Giovanni Battista Vaccarini. It is located in the center of the Piazza del Duomo in Catania. Its main element is a black basalt and a statue of an elephant, commonly called “u Liotru” and considered as the emblem […]

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Cagliari | Tour de San Pancrazio Tower

San Pancrazio Tower

Cagliari

The tower of San Pancrazio is the highest tower of Cagliari. The building is a symbol of the city and a visit to the monument you can admire vast panoramas of the city and the neighborhood. The tower was built in 1305 by the Sardinian architect Giovanni Capula, who also designed the Tower of the […]

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Cagliari | Tour Elephant Tower

Elephant tower

Cagliari

Elephant Tower (Torre dell’Elefante in Italian) is the second highest medieval tower of Cagliari, after the tower of San Pancrazio. The tower was built in 1307 on the orders of the consuls of Pisa, Giovanni De Vecchi and John Cinquini, by Sardinian architect Giovanni Capula, who two years earlier had built the twin tower of […]

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Florence | Église Badia Fiorentina Church

Badia Fiorentina church

Florence

The Badia Fiorentina is a Catholic church in Florence, located in the heart of the ancient city in front of the Bargello museum and dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Before, there were at this place the Church of Santo Stefano, which was first mentioned in 960. In 1285, the church was changed and important changes […]

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