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Viterbo (Italian: ⓘ; Viterbese: Veterbe; Medieval Latin: Viterbium) is a city and comune (municipality) in the Lazio region of Italy, the capital of the province of Viterbo. It conquered and absorbed the neighboring town of Ferento (see Ferentium ) in its early history.
In Cesare Pinzi's 1911 guide to the principal monuments of Viterbo, he states a timeline: [1] Prior to 11th century: walls or moats, if present, enclosed only the city center around the Duomo; 1095: Wall erected from Porta Fiorita to Porta di San Sisto and San Matteo dell'Abbate (now Verità), and the hill of Santa Rosa, to the Porta di Sonza.
Buildings and structures in Viterbo (3 C, 17 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in the Province of Viterbo" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Roman Catholic churches in Viterbo (21 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Viterbo" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
The merlionated gate, with Baroque decoration is located on at exit point of Via Garibaldi, where it meets highway SS2 as it skirts the historic center of Viterbo, region of Lazio, Italy. South of the gate is a train station (Stazione di Viterbo Porta Romana), with local lines linking to Rome, and just west is the campus of Tuscia University ...
This building presently houses the main municipal offices, while the Podesta is mainly part of the civic museums. It was originally built as the Palazzo of the Capitano del Popolo in 1264. The construction of this and the Palazzo dei Priori took place after the victory by Viterbo over the Hohenstaufen emperor Frederick II in 1243. In 1700, a ...
Porta Faul is a western portals in the medieval walls of Viterbo. It is located on at the start of via Faul, at the circle of the Piazza Martire delle Fosse or Foibe Istriana in Viterbo, region of Lazio, Italy. In the hill in town, above the gate, is located the Palazzo dei Papi. The via Faul leads to a public parking lot outside the ZTL ...
Viterbo Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Viterbo, or Cattedrale di San Lorenzo) is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and the principal church of the city of Viterbo, Lazio, central Italy. It is the seat of the Bishop of Viterbo and is dedicated to Saint Lawrence .