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  2. Italian architecture - Wikipedia

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    The Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral in Florence by Filippo Brunelleschi, which has the largest brick dome in the world, [1] [2] and is considered a masterpiece of world architecture. Italy has a very broad and diverse architectural style, which cannot be simply classified by period or region, due to Italy's division into various small states ...

  3. History of construction - Wikipedia

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    Most buildings in Northern Europe were constructed of timber until c. 1000 AD. In Southern Europe adobe remained predominant. Brick continued to be manufactured in Italy throughout the period 600–1000 AD but elsewhere the craft of brick-making had largely disappeared and with it the methods for burning tiles. Roofs were largely thatched.

  4. Traditions of Italy - Wikipedia

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    Panettone Living nativity scene in Milazzo Christmas market in Merano Zampognari in Molise during the Christmas period. Christmas in Italy (Italian: Natale) is one of the country's major holidays and begins on 8 December, with the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the day on which traditionally the Christmas tree is mounted and ends on 6 January, of the following year with the Epiphany ...

  5. Traditional trades - Wikipedia

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    Traditional trades (known also as traditional building trades and preservation trades) is a loosely defined categorization of building trades who actively practice their craft in respect of historic preservation, heritage conservation, or the conserving and maintenance of the existing built environment. Though traditional trade practitioners ...

  6. 10 Italian Christmas Traditions to Try This Holiday Season

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    If you’re looking to branch out this year, these charming Italian Christmas traditions—including bagpipe music, midnight skiing and seafood feasts, to name a few—should give you all the ...

  7. Bricklayer - Wikipedia

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    Italian-American author John Fante featured hod carriers, bricklayers, and stonemasons prominently in several novels and short stories. This was due to the autobiographical nature of much of Fante's writing; his father, Nick, an Italian-born bricklayer descended from — at least in Fante's fictions — a long line of Italian artisan ...

  8. Livoti's Old World Market, an Italian specialty grocer, will open its long-awaited store on Thursday at Brick's Laurel Square. See Livoti's opening Italian specialty grocery in Brick, including ...

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