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Longobards in Italy. Places of the power (568-774 A.D.) several sites 2011 1318; ii, iii, vi (cultural) This site comprises seven groups of monasteries, churches, and fortresses associated with the Longobards who ruled in Italy from the 6th to the 8th century. The arts and architecture reflect the synthesis of Roman, Christian, and Germanic ...
Italy has an estimated total of 100,000 monuments of all varieties (museums, palaces, buildings, statues, churches, art galleries, villas, fountains, historic houses and archaeological remains). [4] Now Italy is in the forefront of modernist and sustainable design with architects like Renzo Piano and Carlo Mollino.
This towering granite spire was for a period in time the tallest building in the whole world. [2] 1950s – The Italian economic miracle being in full-swing, new skyscrapers such as the creative Torre Velasca in Italy's fashion, banking and design capital was built. This 26-floor tower was a pioneer in the usage of reinforced concrete.
Building Date Architect Notes Church of Santa Trinita: 1250–1380: Santa Maria Novella and convent: 1278–1360: Fra' Sisto da Firenze and Fra' Ristoro da Campi: Belltower of Badia Fiorentina: c. 1285: Arnolfo di Cambio: Basilica of Santa Croce and convent: from 1294: Arnolfo di Cambio (attribution) and others: Cathedral of Santa Maria del ...
Pages in category "Lists of buildings and structures in Italy" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Via Appia Via Ostiensis Via Sacra. Alta Semita; Argiletum; Clivus Argentarius; Clivus Capitolinus; Clivus Palatinus; Clivus Scauri; Clivus Suburanus; Via Appia; Via Ardeatina; Via Asinaria
The history of skyscrapers in Italy began with the completion of Torrione INA in Brescia. The tower is 57 m (187 ft) high and was completed in 1932. [ 1 ] Torre Piacentini (63 m) in Genoa was the tallest high rise building in Europe from 1940 to 1952 as well as the first one whose roof reached and exceeded the height of 100 metres. [ 2 ]
City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto is a World Heritage Site in Italy, which protects buildings by the architect Andrea Palladio. UNESCO inscribed the site on the World Heritage List in 1994. [1] At first the site was called "Vicenza, City of Palladio" and only buildings in the immediate area of Vicenza were included.