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Padua (/ ˈ p æ dj u ə / PAD-ew-ə; Italian: Padova ⓘ; Venetian: Pàdova, Pàdoa or Pàoa) is a city and comune (municipality) in Veneto, northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Padua. The city lies on the banks of the river Bacchiglione , 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of Venice and 29 km (18 miles) southeast of Vicenza , and has ...
The borders of the province are almost the same of the Medieval commune of Padua, with just some adjustment in the north-east. The territory was administered within these boundaries since the time of the Republic of Venice, but the modern province comes directly from the administrative divisions of Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.
Padua's fourteenth-century fresco cycles is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Padua, Italy, listed in 2021. The site comprises eight buildings, both religious and secular, in four clusters. They house fresco cycles that were painted between 1302 and 1397 by several prominent painters: Giotto , Guariento di Arpo , Giusto de' Menabuoi , Altichiero ...
Padua is a historic city located in the Veneto region of northeastern Italy, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of Venice and 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of Verona. With a population of ...
Frontal view of the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua. Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua. Sant'Antonio is a giant edifice without a precise architectural style. Over the centuries, it has grown under a variety of different influences as shown by the exterior details. It displays a strong influence of St Mark's Basilica in Venice. [1]
Cittadella (Venetian: Sitadeła) is a medieval walled city in the province of Padua, northern Italy, founded in the 13th century as a military outpost of Padua. The surrounding wall has been restored and is 1,461 metres (4,793 ft) in circumference with a diameter of around 450 metres (1,480 ft). There are four gates which roughly correspond the ...
The Padua metropolitan area, located in Veneto, Italy, is the urban agglomeration surrounding the city of Padua.. Established as the metropolitan conference of Padua [1] (Act No. 37, 25 March, 2003), It is not yet recognised by the Italian Republic as one of the città metropolitane (metropolitan cities) that will be instituted to replace province.
Este (Italian:) is a town and comune of the Province of Padua, in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Euganean Hills . The town is a centre for farming, crafts and industry worthy of note.