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Piazza dei Miracoli. The Piazza dei Miracoli (Italian: [ˈpjattsa dei miˈraːkoli]; 'Square of Miracles'), formally known as Piazza del Duomo ('Cathedral Square'), is a walled 8.87-hectare (21.9-acre) compound in central Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, recognized as an important center of European medieval art and one of the finest architectural complexes in the world. [1]
The protected area off the coast of Liguria, Sardinia, and Tuscany, as well as in the territorial waters of Monaco and France, covers about 100,000 km 2 (39,000 sq mi). It is home for many species of whales and other marine fauna. A striped dolphin is pictured. [84] Island of Asinara: Sassari: 2006 vii, ix, x (natural)
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Pistoia Cathedral, or Cathedral of Saint Zeno (Italian: Duomo di Pistoia or Cattedrale di San Zeno) is the main religious building of Pistoia, Tuscany, central Italy, located in the Piazza del Duomo in the centre of the city. It is the seat of the Bishop of Pistoia and is dedicated to Saint Zeno of Verona.
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. This is a list of cathedrals in Italy , including also Vatican City and San Marino .
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2. In some Classical orders, one of a series of bands (either fillets or faces) sometimes seen around the architrave. [43] Feretory An enclosure or chapel within which the fereter shrine, or tomb (as in Henry VII's chapel), was placed. [44] Fillet 1. A small band, either raised or sunken and usually square, used to separate mouldings. [45] 2.
The church is a Greek cross plan, with a central dome supported by a drum.The side opposite to the entrance has a semi-circular apse. The main façade, whose scheme is repeated (with some minor changes) on the two side ones, is divided into two sectors by a large entablature featuring a frieze with triglyphs and metopes which runs for the whole perimeter of the edifice.