Porta Borsari is an ancient Roman gate in Verona, northern Italy.
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Porta Borsari is an ancient Roman gate in Verona, northern Italy.
It dates to the 1st century AD, though it was most likely built over a pre-existing gate from the 1st century BC. An inscription dating from emperor Gallienus' reign reports another reconstruction in 265 AD. The Via Postumia (which here became the decumanus maximus) passed through the gate, which was the city's main entrance and was therefore richly decorated. It also originally had an inner court, now disappeared.
The gate's Roman name was Porta Iovia, as it was located near a small temple dedicated to Jupiter lustralis. In the Middle Ages it was called Porta di San Zeno, while the current name derives from the guard soldiers which were paid the dazio.
The façade, in local white limestone, has two arches flanked by semi-columns with Corinthian capitals which supports entablature and pediment. In the upper part is a two-floor wall with twelve arched windows, some of which are included in small niches with triangular pediment.
The Villa d'Este in Tivoli, with its palace and garden, is one of the most remarkable and comprehensive illustrations of Renaissance culture at its mo ... More
The Villa d'Este in Tivoli, with its palace and garden, is one of the most remarkable and comprehensive illustrations of Renaissance culture at its most refined. Its innovative design along with the architectural components in the garden (fountains, ornamental basins, etc.) make this a unique example of an Italian 16th-century garden. The Villa d'Este, one of the first giardini delle meraviglie , was an early model for the development of European gardens.
Member's pageCollegiata di Santa Maria Assunta (산타마리아 아순타 성당)
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The Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta or Duomo di San Gimignano is a Roman Catholic collegiate church and minor basilica in San Gimignano, in Tuscany ... More
The Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta or Duomo di San Gimignano is a Roman Catholic collegiate church and minor basilica in San Gimignano, in Tuscany in central Italy. It contains important cycles of Renaissance frescoes by artists including Domenico Ghirlandaio, Benozzo Gozzoli, Taddeo di Bartolo, Lippo Memmi and Bartolo di Fredi. It falls within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the "Historic Centre of San Gimignano", with its frescoes being described by UNESCO as "works of outstanding beauty".
Member's pageThe Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi (Basilica di San Francesco d'Assisi/성 프란체스코 성당)
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The Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town in the Umbria re ... More
The Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town in the Umbria region in central Italy, where Saint Francis was born and died. It is a Papal minor basilica and one of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy. With its accompanying friary, Sacro Convento, the basilica is a distinctive landmark to those approaching Assisi. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.
The basilica, which was begun in 1228, is built into the side of a hill and comprises two churches (known as the Upper Church and the Lower Church) and a crypt, where the remains of the saint are interred. The interior of the Upper Church is an important early example of the Gothic style in Italy. The Upper and Lower Churches are decorated with frescoes by numerous late medieval painters from the Roman and Tuscan schools, and include works by Cimabue, Giotto, Simone Martini, Pietro Lorenzetti and possibly Pietro Cavallini. The range and quality of the works give the basilica a unique importance in demonstrating the outstanding development of Italian art of this period, especially if compared with the rest of Christian Europe.
Piazza Inferiore di S. Francesco, 2, 06081 Assisi PG, Italy  
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The best way to get from Assisi station to Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi without a car is to bus via P.za U. Italia Assisi which takes 8 min and costs €1 - €2. The bus from Assisi station to P.za U. Italia Assisi takes 3 min including transfers and departs six times a week.
Member's pageParco Archeologico di Pompei (폼페이 고고학공원)
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The archaeological excavations of Pompeii have returned the remains of the ancient city of Pompeii , near the hill of Civita, at the gates of modern P ... More
The archaeological excavations of Pompeii have returned the remains of the ancient city of Pompeii , near the hill of Civita, at the gates of modern Pompeii , buried under a blanket of ashes and lapilli during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 , together with Herculaneum , Stabiae and Oplontis.
The findings following the excavations , begun at the behest of Charles III of Bourbon , are one of the best testimonies of Roman life, as well as the best preserved city of that era. Most of the recovered finds (in addition to simple furnishings for daily use, including frescoes , mosaics and statues ) are kept in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples , and in small quantities also in the Antiquarium of Pompeii; just the considerable amount of finds was useful to understand the uses, the customs , theeating habits and the art of living over two millennia ago.
The site of Pompeii, in 2016, exceeded three million visitors, to be precise 3 209 089, making it the third most visited state museum site in Italy after the Pantheon and the archaeological circuit of the Colosseum , Roman Forum and Palatine Hill . In 1997 , to preserve their integrity, the ruins, managed by the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, together with those of Herculaneum and Oplontis , became part of the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Magically suspended between the blue sky and the iridescent colored sea, the Amalfi coast seems to be born from the palette of a painter who wanted to ... More
Magically suspended between the blue sky and the iridescent colored sea, the Amalfi coast seems to be born from the palette of a painter who wanted to use the warmer color gradients for creating a landscape that enchants the visitor at the first shot, giving thrilling experience and such evocative view to doubt, for a moment, it is real. It is the land where the sweet scent of lemon blossoms harmonizes itself with the most aromatic one of the Mediterranean vegetation and the acrid aroma of saltiness; where the brilliant colors of the majolica domes, bougainvillea and carnations pergolas give an evident colored touch to the typical whitewashed houses, clinging to the last offshoots of the Lattari Mounts that plunge dramatically into the sea. A vertical landscape, in short, characterized by a picturesque labyrinth of stairways and narrow alleys, connecting the two main elements of this landscape: the mountains and the sea. A continuous succession of headlands and inlets, bays and fjords, interspersed with pebbled beaches and rocks on which you can still see the ancient viceregal towers, the first bulwark of the local population against the Saracen attacks. The shift from the sea to mountain is seamless: the mountain sides were terraced over the centuries, shaped by human labor to create flaps of arable land and already compared, during the Renaissance period, to the legendary Hesperides by the Italian writer and naturalist Giambattista Della Porta. All the towns of the Amalfi coast are connected by the scenic SS. 163 road, built in the first half of the XIX century during the Bourbon period and always considered one of the most beautiful road in Italy. Following the natural course of the coastline, the route is full of curves, nestled between the rock and the sea cliffs, giving new and spectacular shots at the exit of every tunnel or hairpin bend. Before the construction of the coastal road, locals reached all the towns via mule tracks and footpaths, still existing and particularly appreciated by trekking lovers for the stunning views that can be enjoyed.
Member's pageBasilica of Santa Maria delle Grazie (산타마리아 델레 그라치에 성당)
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The Basilica of Santa Maria delle Grazie is located in the heart of Milan, belonging to the Dominican Order and headed by the parish of San Vittore al ... More
The Basilica of Santa Maria delle Grazie is located in the heart of Milan, belonging to the Dominican Order and headed by the parish of San Vittore al Corpo. The church was included in 1980 in the UNESCO World Heritage List because it is one of the greatest testimonies of Renaissance art, supported by the presence of the exceptional work of Da Vinci, an excellent representative of human creative genius.
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The Museum of the Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci is located on the square of the Church, to the left of the main entrance. The Cenacle is a State Museum and is therefore not under the direction of the Dominican Friars.
Florence Cathedral, formally the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore in English Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower), is the cathedral of Florence, ... More
Florence Cathedral, formally the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore in English Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower), is the cathedral of Florence, Italy. It was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and was structurally completed by 1436, with the dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi. The exterior of the basilica is faced with polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink, bordered by white, and has an elaborate 19th-century Gothic Revival façade by Emilio De Fabris.
The cathedral complex, in Piazza del Duomo, includes the Baptistery and Giotto's Campanile. These three buildings are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site covering the historic centre of Florence and are a major tourist attraction of Tuscany. The basilica is one of Italy's largest churches, and until the development of new structural materials in the modern era, the dome was the largest in the world. It remains the largest brick dome ever constructed.