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Hexadecimal clockface showing Florence time. The Meridian 11°15' East was proposed as prime meridian by Arno Peters in the Peters World Map.The Meridian is the antipode of 168°45' West of Greenwich which runs through the Bering Strait and was proposed as a new date line.
[22] 1919 – The American Legion is founded. 1921 – Talaat Pasha, former Grand Vizir of the Ottoman Empire and chief architect of the Armenian genocide is assassinated in Berlin by a 23-year-old Armenian, Soghomon Tehlirian. [23] 1922 – After Egypt gains nominal independence from the United Kingdom, Fuad I becomes King of Egypt. [24]
Giotto's bell tower seen from the top of the Duomo. View from the tower. Giotto's Campanile (/ ˌ k æ m p ə ˈ n iː l i,-l eɪ /, also US: / ˌ k ɑː m-/, Italian: [kampaˈniːle]) is a free-standing campanile (bell tower) that is part of the complex of buildings that make up Florence Cathedral on the Piazza del Duomo in Florence, Italy.
Florence (Italian: Firenze) weathered the decline of the Western Roman Empire to emerge as a financial hub of Europe, home to several banks including that of the politically powerful Medici family. The city's wealth supported the development of art during the Italian Renaissance, and tourism attracted by its rich history continues today.
The Metropolitan City of Florence (Italian: città metropolitana di Firenze) is an administrative division called metropolitan city in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Florence. It replaced the province of Florence. It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established by the Law 56/ ...
Date English name Local name Remarks 1 January: New Year's Day: Jour de l'An: moveable: Good Friday: Vendredi Saint: Friday before Easter Sunday. Alsace and Moselle only. [4]moveable
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The Roman Amphitheatre of Florence was a Roman amphitheatre in Florence, Central Italy.It was located between Piazza dei Peruzzi, Via De' Bentaccordi and Via Torta; its remains are visible in Via De' Bentaccordi.