Immagini raccolte in giro per l’Italia
The alleys of the historic center of Parma.
Walking in the beautiful historic center of Parma among craft shops, good food and history.
It is very reminiscent of one of the Ligurian caruggi of which I often post photos here.
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The Loggia dei Lanzi in Piazza della Signoria in Florence.
Although its real name is Loggia della Signoria, like the square of the same name, I knew it as the Loggia dei Lanzi.
This structure, created before the Renaissance (and with a Gothic appearance), was built to house the many public assemblies of the Florentine Republic indoors.
Inside there are various works of great value, among which the Perseus by Benedetto Cellini stands out.
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The Loggia della Signoria is a historic monument in Florence, located in Piazza della Signoria to the right of Palazzo Vecchio and next to the Uffizi, which is attached to the back with a terrace right at the top of the loggia.
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The calendar and the inscription for pilgrims on the Cathedral of Lucca.
On the rich facade of San Martino, the Cathedral of Lucca, there are many bas-reliefs and inscriptions.
One of these represents the months of the year and the typical actions of the period represented (such as putting wine in barrels in October).
Further down there is a long inscription which, if I am not mistaken, is a kind of guarantee for pilgrims that they will not be cheated during the visit to the Holy Face.
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This, if you like, is the official website of the cathedral: museocattedralelucca.it.
The inscription that the apothecaries and money changers had engraved and positioned, in which they pledged not to cheat in the exchange of money and not to counterfeit the products sold to pilgrims. The inscription is from 1111 and these are some significant passages: "(...) All the apothecaries and money changers swear that from that moment on they would not commit thefts, frauds or forgeries within the court of San Martino or in the houses where hospitality is given" and concludes "(...) Every foreigner should read this inscription in this trust and fear nothing for himself".
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The frescoes of the sacristy of the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence.
Art in Italy has one of its cradles in Florence. These are a part of the frescoes of the sacristy of the Basilica of Santa Croce second (perhaps) only to the Duomo of Florence for beauty and importance.
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This is the official website: santacroceopera.it.
Above the geometric decoration of the lower part, on the south wall there is a series of scenes from the life of Christ executed by some of the most important painters of the Giotto school: Niccolò Gerini (Ascension, Resurrection), Taddeo Gaddi (the Crucifixion) and Spinello Aretino (Ascent to Calvary). On the left, the marble basin is the work of Pagno Portigiani, while the polychrome terracotta bust, depicting the Redeemer, is the work of Giovanni della Robbia.
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Piazza dei Mercanti a Milano.
Passeggiando nella città meneghina sono capitato in questa bella piazza a pochi passi dal Duomo.
Il loggiato del Palazzo della Ragione che, edificato nel 1251, fu voluto dal Priore del tempo fu uno dei centri del potere amministrativo della città di Milano.
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Piazza Mercanti (piazza di Mercant in milanese[1]) è una piazza di Milano creata come centro della vita cittadina in epoca medioevale, successivamente trasformata in via Mercanti. Per piazza Mercanti si intende, nel linguaggio quotidiano, la piazza circoscritta dal palazzo della Ragione, la Casa dei Panigarola e la Loggia degli Osii.
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The Cathedral square of Lucca seen from above.
The splendid Cathedral of Lucca, called San Martino, and the Antelminelli and San Martino squares, photographed from the top of the bell tower of the church of Santi Giovanni e Reparata.
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The main façade, oriented towards the west, is supported by the portico-narthex opening onto the square by three large arches, one of which is narrower due to the proximity of the pre-existing bell tower. Guidetto and his collaborators created bas-reliefs with the martyrdom of Saint Regolo depicted in the lunette above the entrance to the right nave, a cycle of the months and stories of Saint Martin.
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Courtyard of Honour of the Brera Palace in Milan.
One of the most famous Italian cultural venues in the world. This is the entrance cloister to the palace which houses the Brera Art Gallery, the Braidense National Library and the Academy of Fine Arts.
In the centre of the courtyard is the bronze statue of Napoleon Bonaparte as Mars the Peacemaker (a copy of the marble statue by Antonio Canova, now in Apsley House in London).
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Here's where the courtyard is located:
The courtyard, like the entire building, dates back to the first half of the 17th century and was originally built as a cloister for the monastery of Santa Maria di Brera, governed by the Jesuit order, until the religious institute was suppressed and made property of the state, which transformed the building into the headquarters of the new academy of fine arts and art gallery.
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Garibaldi square and the Governor's Palace in Parma.
One of the most iconic squares of the splendid city of Parma is certainly Piazza Verdi with, behind the statue of the Hero of the Two Worlds, the beautiful Governor's Palace.
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Having lost its original mercantile functions, the building soon became the seat of the Captain of the city and, subsequently, of the Governor, the Civil Auditor and other municipal magistrates; however, it maintained its architectural structure unchanged for centuries.
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Gramolazzo Lake in the province of Lucca
Some time ago I went on a little trip to Lucca and, on the way back, I decided to take the road that passes behind the Apuan Alps between Garfagnana and Lunigiana.
I must admit that I have never been there and I was very surprised to see this environment which is truly Alpine.
At one point we came across this beautiful alpine lake which I discovered was artificial.
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Una delle torri del Bosco Verticale di Milano.
Non si può andare a Milano e non fare una passeggiata nella zona a Nord della città per vedere questo complesso architettonico moderno i cui grattacieli, le torri, sono diventate uno dei simboli più iconici della città meneghina.
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Il Bosco Verticale è un complesso di due palazzi residenziali a torre progettato da Boeri Studio (Stefano Boeri, Gianandrea Barreca e Giovanni La Varra) e situato nel Centro direzionale di Milano, ai margini del quartiere Isola. Peculiarità di queste costruzioni, ambedue inaugurate nel 2014, è la presenza di più di duemila specie arboree, tra arbusti e alberi ad alto fusto, distribuite sui prospetti. Si tratta di un ambizioso progetto di riforestazione metropolitana che attraverso la densificazione verticale del verde si propone di incrementare la biodiversità vegetale e animale del capoluogo lombardo, riducendone l’espansione urbana e contribuendo anche alla mitigazione del microclima.
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