Vittorio Emanuele II in Pisa

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Vittorio Emanuele II (Victor Emmanuel II of Italy) by Cesare Zocchi, 1892
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II
Pisa, January 2013

Garibaldi in Pisa

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Giuseppe Garibaldi by Ettore Ferrari, 1892
Piazza Garibaldi
Pisa, January 2013

Segreto del cielo

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Segreto del cielo (Secret of the Sky) by Kan Yasuda, 1997
Giardino di Boboli (Boboli Gardens)
Florence, October 2013

Felice Cavallotti

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Bust of Felice Cavallotti by Ettore Ferrari, 1905
Piazza Felice Cavallotti
Pisa, January 2013

Ulisse Dini

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Statue of Ulisse Dini by Leonardo Bistolfi, 1927
Via Ulisse Dini
Pisa, January 2013

“Ulisse Dini (14 November 1845 – 28 October 1918) was an Italian mathematician and politician, born in Pisa. He is known for his contribution to real analysis, partly collected in his book ‘Fondamenti per la teorica delle funzioni di variabili reali’. Dini attended the Scuola Normale Superiore in order to become a teacher. One of his professors was Enrico Betti. In 1865, a scholarship enabled him to visit Paris, where he studied under Charles Hermite as well as Joseph Bertrand, and published several papers. In 1866, he was appointed to the University of Pisa, where he taught algebra and geodesy. In 1871, he succeeded Betti as professor for analysis and geometry. From 1888 until 1890, Dini was rettore of the Pisa University, and of the Scuola Normale Superiore from 1908 until his death in 1918. He was also active as a politician: in 1871 he was voted into the Pisa city council, and in 1880, he became a member of the Italian parliament.” (Ulisse Dini, Wikipedia)

Nicola Pisano

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Statue of Nicola Pisano by Salvino Salvini, 1864
Santa Maria del Carmine
Corso Italia
Pisa, May 2013

“Nicola Pisano (also called Niccolò Pisano, Nicola de Apulia or Nicola Pisanus; c. 1220/1225 – c. 1284) was an Italian sculptor whose work is noted for its classical Roman sculptural style. Pisano is sometimes considered to be the founder of modern sculpture.” (Nicola Pisano, Wikipedia)

Dovizia

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Dovizia (Abundance) by Pierino da Vinci, 1550
Colonna della Dovizia (Column of Abundance)
Piazza Cairoli
Pisa, May 2013

Torre del Campano

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Torre del Campano (Tower of the Bell)
Via Cavalca
Pisa, May 2013

“The most famous medieval building on Via Calvalca is the Torre dei Caciaioli, now known as Torre del Campano (from the bell that in the late 18th century summoned students to lectures at the university). This is a tall square building with pilasters culminating in a pointed arch in the western front, with smaller pointed arches on the other facades.” (Campano Tower and other medieval buildings, Comune di Pisa)

Ferdinando I de' Medici

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Statue of Ferdinando I de' Medici by Pietro Francavilla, 1595
Piazza Francesco Carrara
Pisa, May 2013

Mazzini in Pisa

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Statue of Giuseppe Mazzini by Orazio Andreoni, 1883
Piazza Mazzini
Pisa, May 2013

Kinzica

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Kinzica de' Sismondi by Angelo Ciucci, 2005
Piazza Guerrazzi
Pisa, March 2013

Old Citadel

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Cittadella and Torre Guelfa
(Citadel and Guelph Tower)
Piazza di Terzanaia
Pisa, March 2013

“The area of the medieval ‘Tersana’ (darsena or shipyard) expanded during 13th century at the time when military victories and the flowering of overseas commerce made it necessary for the city to find a suitable site for naval purposes. Military defeats in the following century and a crisis in mercantile activities caused this area to be turned into a fortress, with the first battlements in brickwork on the walls. The Tersana, gradually enhanced with the addition of other towers (the Ghibellina, St. George and the towers on the Arno (or Degazia), definitively became a fortress under the Florence after 1406, when the wall along the river was strengthened and a completely new tower, 18m tall, the torre Guelfa (or Citadel tower), was built. It was given the name Guelfa in contraposition to the Ghibellina tower.” (Torre Guelfa and the old Citadel, Terre di Pisa)

Galileo

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Statue of Galileo by Stefania Guidi
Lungarno Ranieri Simonelli
Pisa, March 2013

“Cardinal Pietro Maffi (1858—1931) wasn't your usual porporate: he was a scientist, an astronomer and the director the Vatican Observatory since 1904. In 1922, when he was Archbishop of Pisa, proposed to erect a statue of Galileo Galilei in piazza dei Miracoli, to make an amend of sorts to the scientist condemned by the Inquisition as a heretic, but nothing came out of this at the time. About twenty years ago Flaminio Farnesi, a Pisan entrepreneur, commissioned a 5-meter bronze statue of Galileo to the sculptress Stefania Guidi. When the work was ready the city of Pisa wasn't yet able or willing to find a suitable location for it, so Mr. Farnesi placed the statue at the entrance of his factory. Only recently he succeeded in getting the monument erected in Pisa, on Lungarno Ranieri Simonelli. How did he managed that? Mr. Farnesi seriously threatened to donate the bronze to Livorno...” (Galileo, Livorno Daily Photo)

Holy Apostles

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Bell tower of the church of the Santi Apostoli di Cristo
(Holy Apostles of Christ) by Alessandro Vittoria 1575
Campo Santi Apostoli, Cannaregio
Venice, September 2013

“The 7th Century campanile was destroyed by the fire of 1105. Rebuilt 1450, renovated 1601-09 by Francesco di Piero, brought down by a storm in 1659 and rebuilt 1672-1720 to a design by Andrea Tirali. Jan Morris says that an 'old and simple' sacristan fell from the campanile soon after its completion in 1672(?) but was caught by the minute hand on the clock, and so was slowly lowered to a parapet as time passed.” (Santi Apostoli, The Churches of Venice)

Pietro Metastasio

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Monument to Pietro Metastasio by Emilio Gallori, 1886
Piazza della Chiesa Nuova (Moved in 1910)
Rome, April 2013

Santa Maria dei Miracoli

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Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli
Campiello dei Miracoli, Cannaregio
Venice, September 2013

“Santa Maria dei Miracoli is a church in the sestiere of Cannaregio, in Venice, Italy. Also known as the ‘marble church’, it is one of the best examples of the early Venetian Renaissance including colored marble, a false colonnade on the exterior walls (pilasters), and a semicircular pediment. The organisation ‘Save Venice’ restored the church over a period of ten years, from 1987 to 1997 (they had estimated as period of two years). The marble cladding contained 14 percent of salts, and was on the point of bursting. All marble cladding was removed, and cleaned in stainless steel tanks, in a solution of distilled water. The restoration was calculated to cost 1 million dollars, the final cost was 4 million dollars. The main altar is reached by a series of steps. The circular facade windows recall Donato Bramante's churches in Milan.” (Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Wikipedia)

Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna

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Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna (GNAM) or National Gallery of Modern Art
Palazzo delle Belle Arti (Palace of Fine Arts) by Cesare Bazzani, 1915
Via delle Belle Arti
Rome, April 2013

“The current building, the Palazzo delle Belle Arti (Palace of Fine Arts) at Via delle Belle Arti, 113 (near the Etruscan Museum) was designed by prominent Italian architect Cesare Bazzani. It was completed between 1911 and 1915. The facade features exterior architectural friezes by sculptors Ermenegildo Luppi, Adolfo Laurenti, and Giovanni Prini, with four figures of Fame holding bronze wreaths, sculpted by Adolfo Pantaresi and Albino Candoni. The museum was expanded by Bazzani in 1934, and again in 2000 by architects Diener & Diener.” (Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Wikipedia)

Façade of the Madonna dell'Orto

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Façade of the church of the Madonna dell'Orto
Campo della Madonna dell'Orto, Cannaregio
Venice, September 2013

“The façade, built in 1460–1464, has sloping sides and is in brickwork, divided in three parts by two pilasters strips. The two side sections have quadruple mullioned windows, while the central has a large rose window. The portal is surmounted by a pointed arch with white stone decorations portraying, on the summit, St. Christopher, the Madonna and the Archangel Gabriel by Nicolò di Giovanni Fiorentino and Antonio Rizzo. Under is a tympanum, in porphyry, supported by circular pilaster strips. The whole is included into a porch with Corinthian columns. The upper central section is decorated by small arches and bas-reliefs with geometrical motifs. The upper sides have instead twelve niches each, containing statues of the Apostles. Five other Gothic niches are in the central section, with 18th-century statues representing Prudence, Charity, Faith, Hope and Temperance, taken from the demolished church of Santo Stefano.” (Madonna dell'Orto, Wikipedia)

Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini

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Chiesa della Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini
(Church of the Most Holy Trinity of Pilgrims)
Via dei Pettinari
Rome, April 2013

“In 1722, the Piedmontese merchant Giovanni Battista de' Rossi commissioned Giuseppe Sardi to build the façade using designs by Francesco De Sanctis. The stucco statues on the façade were competed by Bernardino Ludovisi.” (Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini, Wikipedia)

Palazzo Molin a San Basegio

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Palazzo Molin a San Basegio
Fondamenta Zattere al Ponte Lungo
Seen from the Giudecca Canal
Venice, September 2013