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Atri ( Ἀτρία; Latin: Adria, Atria, Hadria, or Hatria) is a comune in the Province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Atri is the setting of the poem The Bell of Atri by American writer Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Its name is the origin of the name of the Emperor Hadrian, whose family came from the town.
Hatria (Greek: Ἀτρία) may refer to: Hatria, an alternative spelling for the Etruscan city that is now Adria in the Veneto region of Northern Italy Hatria, an alternative spelling for the city that is now Atri in the Abruzzo region of Central Italy
Adria is a town and comune in the province of Rovigo in the Veneto region of northern Italy, situated between the mouths of the rivers Adige and Po.The remains of the Etruscan [3] city of Atria or Hatria are to be found below the modern city, three to four metres below the current level.
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 ]
The Gallery of Maps [1] (Italian: Galleria delle carte geografiche) is a gallery located on the west side of the Belvedere Courtyard in the Vatican containing a series of painted topographical maps of Italy based on drawings by friar and geographer Ignazio Danti.
The sommoportico is 72 meters long [6] and consists of sixteen 15-meter-high columns, topped by capitals embellished with the face of turreted Italy (located in the center) and acanthus leaves. [38] On the frieze of the cornice are sixteen statues, allegorical personifications of the Italian regions: each statue is located at a column. [17]
Statue of Italia turrita e stellata in Naples. Italia turrita (pronounced [iˈtaːlja turˈriːta]; lit. ' Turreted Italy ') is the national personification or allegory of Italy, in the appearance of a young woman with her head surrounded by a mural crown completed by towers (hence turrita or "with towers" in Italian).
Judith and Holofernes (1457–1464) [1] is a bronze sculpture created by the Italian Renaissance sculptor Donatello towards the end of his life and career. It is located in the Hall of Lilies (Sala dei Gigli), in the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy.