Long live the Tower of Pisa! The construction of the Leaning Tower of Pisa Some studies attribute the design of the Tower to the Pisan architect Diotisalvi, while according to Vasarithe works were instead started by Bonanno Pisano. The first phase of the work of the Tower of Pisa began in 1173 and was interrupted […]
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The Chat noir: the black cat of Paris The Chat noir by Rodolphe Salis The Chat noir was a famous place opened by the Parisian entrepreneur Rodolphe Salis, with the aim of creating a refined, elegant venue of art and wine. Inaugurated in November 1881 at the foot of the Montmartre hill, the venue was
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The project of the Walls of Lucca The construction The Walls of Lucca were built in the early sixteenth century. Until that time, the city was protected by medieval walls. To resist the expansionist aims of Florence, the Republic of Lucca decided to design a new defensive structure. Thus was started the project of the
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The POP wave of Hokusai The works of the Japanese artist Hokusaibecame famous in Europe in a rather bizarre way. The prints were in fact used as postcards sent from the exotic East or even used to wrap precious objects sent from Japan. Many of the reproductions have been lost throughout history, but several copies
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What’s a Palazzo della Ragione? The origin of the name In Italy there are about ten buildings called “Palazzo della Ragione”. What does it mean? What are Palazzi della Ragione?These are large public buildings of medieval origin used for the administration of municipal cities. They house large halls, often richly decorated, dedicated to the meetings
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Wooden puzzles: a fascinating story The beginning: the didactic puzzles Today we are used to seeing puzzles as a fun pastime with cardboard tiles, but originally they were very different and were made of wood. Probably created in the early 1700s, they were first marketed in 1766 by a London cartographer, John Spilsbury.Spilsbury pasted a
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The model of the Gondola in Venice Our new model of the Gondola in Venice. A puzzle of 16 pieces to be built, in natural wood or painted with non-toxic colors in black/blue or black/red. The structure of the gondola The gondola is a typical boat of the Venice lagoon. It consists of 280 different
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The great dome of Santa Maria del Fiore 3D Monuments Firenze Cupola del Brunelleschi Brunelleschi’s innovative technique Santa Maria del Fiore was started in 1296 on the design of Arnolfo di Cambio. In 1481 the work on the Duomo stopped after the construction of the octagonal drum 46 meters in diameter, on which the dome
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THE COLOSSEUM, CURIOSITY ABOUT THE MOST FAMOUS MONUMENT IN THE WORLD Did you know that the Colosseum is one of the seven wonders of the modern world? The Flavian amphitheater was started in 70 AD at the behest of Emperor Vespasian and was inaugurated in 1980 by his son Titus with 100 days of games.
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