Mangia Tower (Siena)
The civic tower of Siena takes its name from the man who was one of its bell ringers, the Mangiaguadagni,
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Month: November 2019
Places update #18
The Nice Places database has been updated, here are the new contents: New descriptions Bridge of Mary Magdalene (Lucca) Fonte
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Loggia del Pesce (Florence)
The history of the Loggia del Pesce begins at the time of Cosimo I de’ Medici: when the route of
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Stones of the Divine Comedy (Siena)
In the historic center of Siena there are eight stones that show some passages of Dante’s Divine Comedy, there is
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Bridge of Mary Magdalene (Lucca)
This bridge was built in the eleventh century by the will of Countess Matilde di Canossa to join the banks
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Loggia della Mercanzia (Siena)
This loggia overlooks the ancient stretch of the Via Francigena and it was probably built to give a strong image,
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Palazzo Medici Riccardi (Florence)
Palazzo Medici Riccardi was the historic residence of the Medici family.It was built by Cosimo il Vecchio on a project
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Places update #17
The Nice Places database has been updated, here are the new contents: New descriptions Palazzo Vecchio (Florence) Ponte Vecchio (Florence)
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Palazzo Vecchio (Florence)
Today it is the seat of the Municipality of Florence, but all the political history of the city has passed
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Ponte Vecchio (Florence)
The iconic bridge of Florence owes its main characteristic to the buildings on it: they are goldsmiths’ and jewellers’ workshops
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