A 1753 marble sculpture by Giuseppe Sanmartino exhibited in the Cappella Sansevero, Naples. Veiled Christ is considered one of the world’s most remarkable Advertisements
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Duomo di Siena – The medieval cathedral in Siena
Dedicated from its earliest days as a Roman Catholic Marian church, and now dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. It was the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Siena, and from the 15th century that of the Archdiocese of Siena. It is now the seat of the Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino. The cathedral was designed […]
The birthplace of modern Pizza Margherita in Naples
Raffaele Esposito was an Italian chef and owner of a tavern called Pizzeria di Pietro e basta così in the 19th century, that had been founded in 1780 by
The mine of memories in Porto Flavia
Sea harbor built in 1923–24, it served as the mineral production hub of Masua in the west coast of the Sardinian Iglesiente area. It is named after Flavia Vecelli, the daughter of Cesare Vecelli, who engineered and designed the harbor. The harbor’s characteristics make it unique in the world, and at the time of its construction it […]
The original home of Martini in Pessione
The company started in the mid-19th century, as a vermouth bottling plant in Pessione – the Distilleria Nazionale di Spirito di Vino. Three men came to dominate the company,
Ayrton Senna – The last race in Imola
On 1 May 1994, Brazilian Formula One driver was killed while he was leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. On lap
The Creation of Adam in Vatican City
The fresco is part of a complex iconographic scheme and is chronologically the fourth in the series of panels depicting episodes from Genesis. The Creation of Adam is a fresco painting by Italian artist Michelangelo, which forms part of the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling, painted c. 1508–1512. It illustrates the Biblical creation narrative from the Book of Genesis […]
Christ of the Abyss in San Fruttuoso
The submerged bronze statue of Jesus Christ by Guido Galletti, the original cast of which is located in the Mediterranean Sea, off San Fruttuoso, between Camogli and Portofino on the Italian Riviera. The original bronze statue was placed in the Mediterranean Sea on 22 August 1954, at approximately 17 meters depth, and stands 2.5 meters tall. It […]
