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| Barovier 3216 Salizada San Samuele, Venice, 30124 |  |
Barovier, Venini and Seguso—arguably the triumvirate of leading Venetian glassmakers on the island of Murano—have practically become household names. For most of the 20th century they created sculptures in th... more
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| Basilica dei Frari Campo dei Frari, (Campo dei Frari), Venice, 30125 | |
This church has very plain look from the outside, the façade is made of brick and it doesn’t have much decoration. But it is one of the major sights in Venice. The entrance is to the side and when you enter, you are v... more
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| Basilica della Consolata Piazza della Consolata, Turin, 10122 | |
Construction on this church began in 1679 under Guarino Guarini. The foundations were laid on the site where the church of Saint Andrea previously stood with its hexagonal presbetery. After the death of Guarini, Juvarra ... more
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| Basilica di Maria Ausiliatrice 9 Piazza Maria Ausiliatrice, Turin, 10152 | |
This church was built between 1865 and 1868 according to the wish of Don Giovanni Bosco, whose remains rest in an internal chapel of the church. The facade is late-renaissance with the statue of the protective martyrs of... more
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| Basilica di S. Donato - Murano Isola di Murano, Venice, 30100 | |
The bell-tower is a square tower in three sections in the characteristic shape with shallow pilasters and little arches, of the XII-XIII century Veneto-byzantine construction: the Belfry with triple windows and a crownin... more
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| Basilica di S. Maria della Salute Campo della Salute, Venice, 30124 | |
This church was started in 1630 for the city recovery from plague and is called Salute because of that, since Salute means health, salvation. It took its architect, Baldassare Longhena, all his life to build it and it wa... more
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| Basilica di S. Maria Gloriosa dei Frari 3072 San Polo, Campo dei Frari, Venice, 30124 | |
This church has very plain look from the outside, the façade is made of brick and it doesn’t have much decoration. But it is one of the major sights in Venice. The entrance is to the side and when you enter, you are v... more
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| Basilica di S.M. Assunta di Torcello - Campanile Isola di Torcelo, Nord 12/14, Venice, 30100 | |
This is the oldest cathedral of the lagoon, and evidence of the first settlement here. It was built in 639, but has undergone restoration and modification in the 9th, 11th and...
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| Basilica di S.M. Assunta in Carignano Piazza Di Carignano, Genoa, 16128 | |
The story behind this church is quite amusing as it was built according to a request left by Bendinello Sauli in his will, in order to humiliate the Fieschi family who had committe...
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| Basilica di San Ambrogio 15 Piazza Sant | |
St. Ambrogio is the masterpiece of Romanesque architecture in Lombardy, and indeed the prototype of all Romanesque architecture in Italy. The church and a basilica was dedicated to St. Ambrose, the bishop-protector of th... more
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