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Ponte Vecchio - Florence by paolo1955
Properties inscribed on the World Monuments Fund Watch Properties inscribed on the U.NE.S.C.O World Heritage List – Italy Properties inscribed on the Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities, Superintendence for the Architectural, the Landscape, the Historical Heritage. Artistic and Ethno-Anthropological of Italy / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Nikon D300 Nikon 70/300 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Ponte Vecchio Perhaps better than any other monument in Italy, the Ponte Vecchio or “Old Bridge” exemplifies the ‘progress’ of humankind through the centuries Built in ancient times by the Etruscans, the bridge has weathered many storms – and storming by invading legions. Because of its location over the widest part of the Arno River, the bridge has been rebuilt and restored many times throughout its long history. And it has changed with the times. / Originally the bridge was built to allow access over the Arno. Slowly, with so much traffic going over it, a few enterprising parties decided to set up shop on the bridge itself. As that early traffic consisted primarily of traveling soldiers, it isn’t surprising that the first merchants to set up shop were blacksmiths, butchers, and tanners. During the Middle Ages, Florence was hit hard by the Plague. Half of Florence was wiped out the by the Black Death, and the remaining populace became suspicious of their old ways of living. / It was also around this time that the powerful Medici family moved into Florence. They brought with them vast wealth and an appreciation for the finer things in life. Seeing those older merchants using the Arno River as their own personal sewer system didn’t exactly fit in with their ideas for the beautification of Florence. Soon the blacksmiths, butchers, and tanners were replaced with goldsmiths and artists, and the number of shops increased tremendously. Between 1565 and 1800, an upper level was added, as was a back row of shops. All this increased trade not only helped Florence grow, but the new shops also gave the bridge structure and strength. / During World War II, the Ponte Vecchio was not destroyed by Germans during their retreat of August 4, 1944, unlike all other bridges in Florence. This was allegedly because of an express order by Hitler. Access to Ponte Vecchio was, however, obstructed by the destruction of the buildings at both ends, which have since been rebuilt using a combination of original and modern design., and in 1966, when a massive flood wiped out the shops on the bridge, the bridge itself was strong enough to withstand the roaring waters. / The Ponte Vecchio embodies the progress of humanity because it has come from carrying soldiers to battle, to open commerce, to a vast gathering place for peoples from all walks of life. On Ponte Vecchio were shot almost three films: in 1946 Roberto Rossellini has shot some scenes of the movie “Paisà”,in 1975 Alberto Lattuada shot some scenes in the movie “Stay as you are”, with Marcello Mastroianni and Nastassja Kinski and in 2001 Ridley Scott has shot some scenes of the movie “Hannibal”.
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Galleria degli Uffizi by Tomasz Juszczak
Courtyard of the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence.
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The Galleria [1] - Milano by Luca Renoldi
Model NIKON D700 / Date/time original 07/12/2009 22:58:19 / Shutter speed value 6.000002 s / Aperture value f/22 / ISO speed ratings ISO 100 / Exposure bias value 1.33 eV / Metering mode Center weighted average / Flash Flash did not fire / Focal length 24 mm / White balance Auto white balance The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is a covered double arcade formed of two glass-vaulted arcades at right angles intersecting in an octagon; it is prominently sited on the northern side of the Piazza del Duomo in Milan, and connects to the Piazza della Scala. Named after Vittorio Emanuele II, the first king of united Italy, it was originally designed in 1861 and built by Giuseppe Mengoni between 1865 and 1877. The street is covered over by an arching glass and cast iron roof, a popular design for nineteenth-century arcades, such as the Burlington Arcade, London, which was the prototype for larger glazed shopping arcades, beginning with the Saint-Hubert Gallery in Brussels (opened 1847) and the Passazh in St Petersburg, (opened 1848) and including the Galleria Umberto in Naples (opened 1890). Featured in Visions of Italy on Dec, 2009 Featured in Color Me a Rainbow on Dec, 2009
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The Italian Alps by Bonnie Blanton
Taken in flight over Italy. Canon EOS 40D / Canon Lens:28-135 Thank you REDBUBBLE for featuring my photograph “The Italian Alps” on the Home Page. I am extremely honored and very surprised to say the least. Today is a happy day! February 9, 2009 Warmest Regards, Bonnie Blanton *The Ligurian Alps are a mountain range in northwestern Italy. They form the south-western extremity of the Alps, separated from the Apennines by the Colle di Cadibona. The Col de Tende separates them from the Maritime Alps. They form the border between Piedmont in the north and Liguria in the south. / The Ligurian Alps are drained by the Tanaro River and other tributaries of the Po River on the Piemontese side; by several smaller rivers that flow directly to the Mediterranean Sea on the Ligurian side. / The chief peaks of the Ligurian Alps are Punta Marguareis (2651 m) and Monte Mongioie (2630 m). There are several other peaks over 2000 m. (Excerpted from Wikipedia)
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When I am alone by Sunil Bhardwaj
When I feel Lonely, / this picture is taken at a beach in Genova, Italy with Kodak Z612 when I and my friends went for a swim. The lady was sitting on the rocks and talking on the Phone and I was able to capture the moment.
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Piazza del Duomo by Eyal Geiger
Piazza del Duomo Pisa, October 2008 Featured in I Love Italy / Featured in Visions of Italy
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Sori, Italy by Bonnie Blanton
Canon EOS 40D / Canon Lens:28-135 Thank you to the Bridges group for featuring my photograph “Sori, Italy” on May 27, 2009. I am very honored to be recognized within this group. Thank you to the Natural Color And Light group for featuring my photograph “Sori, Italy” on 3/17/2009. Thank you to the group “Your Magic Place” for featuring my photograph titled “Sori, Italy” on February 21, 2009. Sori is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 17 km southeast of Genoa. Together with Camogli, Pieve Ligure, Bogliasco and Recco, it is part of the so-called Golfo Paradiso in the Riviera di Levante. Economy is based on tourism and production of olives. According to some theories, Sori was founded by Greek emigrants around the 7th century BC. Most likely, the small port was also used by the Romans, although the first mention of the town dates to the early Middle Ages, when it was a possession of the bishops of Milan; later it was part of the Republic of Genoa. In 1548 the town was sacked and ravagaed by 1500 pirates from North Africa. After the French domination, in 1815 Sori became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia, and from 1861 of the unified Kingdom of Italy. (Excerpted from Wikipedia)
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Venice gondolas by Trish Punch
Gondolas by Piazza San Marco in Venice at dawn
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Have an Italy on the rocks by Lanis Rossi
Riomaggiore is one of the five villages of the Cinque Terre located on the Ligurian coast of Italy. It is one of the most colorful and beautiful villages in all of Italy. Bright houses teeter on the side of a hill overlooking the blue-green waters of the Gulf of Genova. My photo was taken with a Canon G2 Digital Camera.
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Agrigento by ciaobella2u
Agrigento, Sicily
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Storm in Amalfi - Italy by Arie Koene
used camera : Nikon D50 Nov 10, 2009: 237 views
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Splendid Italy by Owen Zammit
Summer in Ortisei, Italy
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Il duomo di Noto by Andrea Rapisarda
Taken in Noto, Sicily Olympus E-620 Featured in / The weekend photographer / I love Italy
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Blow Me Away by ciaobella2u
Taken of Mt. Etna in Sicily.
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Ponte Vecchio - Florence by paolo1955
Properties inscribed on the World Monuments Fund Watch Properties inscribed on the U.NE.S.C.O World Heritage List – Italy Properties inscribed on the Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities, Superintendence for the Architectural, the Landscape, the Historical Heritage. Artistic and Ethno-Anthropological of Italy / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Nikon D300 Nikon 70/300 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Ponte Vecchio Perhaps better than any other monument in Italy, the Ponte Vecchio or “Old Bridge” exemplifies the ‘progress’ of humankind through the centuries Built in ancient times by the Etruscans, the bridge has weathered many storms – and storming by invading legions. Because of its location over the widest part of the Arno River, the bridge has been rebuilt and restored many times throughout its long history. And it has changed with the times. / Originally the bridge was built to allow access over the Arno. Slowly, with so much traffic going over it, a few enterprising parties decided to set up shop on the bridge itself. As that early traffic consisted primarily of traveling soldiers, it isn’t surprising that the first merchants to set up shop were blacksmiths, butchers, and tanners. During the Middle Ages, Florence was hit hard by the Plague. Half of Florence was wiped out the by the Black Death, and the remaining populace became suspicious of their old ways of living. / It was also around this time that the powerful Medici family moved into Florence. They brought with them vast wealth and an appreciation for the finer things in life. Seeing those older merchants using the Arno River as their own personal sewer system didn’t exactly fit in with their ideas for the beautification of Florence. Soon the blacksmiths, butchers, and tanners were replaced with goldsmiths and artists, and the number of shops increased tremendously. Between 1565 and 1800, an upper level was added, as was a back row of shops. All this increased trade not only helped Florence grow, but the new shops also gave the bridge structure and strength. / During World War II, the Ponte Vecchio was not destroyed by Germans during their retreat of August 4, 1944, unlike all other bridges in Florence. This was allegedly because of an express order by Hitler. Access to Ponte Vecchio was, however, obstructed by the destruction of the buildings at both ends, which have since been rebuilt using a combination of original and modern design., and in 1966, when a massive flood wiped out the shops on the bridge, the bridge itself was strong enough to withstand the roaring waters. / The Ponte Vecchio embodies the progress of humanity because it has come from carrying soldiers to battle, to open commerce, to a vast gathering place for peoples from all walks of life. On Ponte Vecchio were shot almost three films: in 1946 Roberto Rossellini has shot some scenes of the movie “Paisà”,in 1975 Alberto Lattuada shot some scenes in the movie “Stay as you are”, with Marcello Mastroianni and Nastassja Kinski and in 2001 Ridley Scott has shot some scenes of the movie “Hannibal”.
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Tambura e Roccandagia Peaks by paolo1955
Properties inscribed on the Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities, Superintendence for the Architectural, the Landscape, the Historical Heritage. Artistic and Ethno-Anthropological of Italy / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Alpi Apuane National Park Italy / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Nikon D300 Nikon 12/24 Alpi Apuane The Apuan Alps, which are called “Alps” because of their morphology, are a mountain range which extends over a surface of 400 square kilometres in the north-west corner of Tuscany. The range is mainly composed of limestone rocks and it runs parallel to the coast, rising up to 1947 metres (Monte Pisanino). The complex geological history of these mountains began about 220 million years ago, during the Mesozoic era, and is only partly connected with the history of the Etruscan Appennines. When rising from the bottom of a sea which was covered with various kinds of sediments, these mountains underwent bending, translation, and horizontal and vertical pressure which caused various metamorphic phenomena, creating marble deposits. Because of their nature, the Apuan Alps show vast examples of karst phenomena caused by the constant action of the weather and, in part, by the succession of glaciations, whose traces are still clearly visible in some places in the range.
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Piazza Loggia by annalisa56
Piazza Loggia in Brescia (Italy) The most beautiful town square, opened in 1433, is dominated by the magnificent Renaissance building of the lodge, now the town of Brescia. / The palace, with the rich sculptural ornamentation of classical inspiration, it was started in 1492 and completed at the top in 1570 with speeches by Jacopo Sansovino and Andrea Palladio. / At the south side of the square facing the Monti di Pietà (the Elder is to be connected to the New un’arcatella eastward) of the XV and XVI in which were included in Roman inscriptions constitute an exceptional museum lapidary. / A taste of Venetian loggia connects the Monti di Pietà the building of the old prisons. / At the heart of the eastern side, overlooking the arcades, is the sixteenth-century astronomical clock with automata two flying hours. / The clock on the dial shows the day of 24 hours. / Next to the fountain below was erected a stele in memory of people killed by the bomb, 28 May 1974 during a union demonstration. / This square, again in recent times an old tradition, has become home of the weekly market on Saturday. / Nearby is the restored signal from the Benedictine monastery, with the sixteenth-century cloisters, adjacent to the Church of San Faustino (end dell’omonima on), acquired by the University of Brescia. Camera used:NIKON COOLPIX S500
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Pontremoli - Italy by paolo1955
Properties inscribed on the World Monuments Fund Watch Properties inscribed on the U.NE.S.C.O World Heritage List – Italy Properties inscribed on the Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities, Superintendence for the Architectural, the Landscape, the Historical Heritage. Artistic and Ethno-Anthropological of Italy / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Nikon D300 Nikon 12/24 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Pontremoli Pontremoli (Pontrémal in the local dialect) is a small city, comune and bishop’s see in the province of Massa-Carrara, Tuscany, Italy. Literally translated, “Pontremoli” derives from “Trembling Bridge” (Italian ponte – “bridge” and tremare – “to tremble”), with the commune having been named after a prominent bridge across the Magra. Pontremoli is believed to have been first settled around a thousand years before Christ. It was known in Roman times as Apua. The commune later became an independent municipality in 1226 thanks to Federico II who charters the free municipality, partly because of its mountainous situation. This situation in the valley of the Magra also made Pontremoli a target for numerous conquests from rival Italian and foreign lords. Pontremoli was controlled by various aristocratic families, including the Malaspina (in 1319) and the Antelminelli (in 1322). The conflict between the rival Guelfi and Ghibellini factions in the early fourteenth century resulted in the construction of the Great Bell Tower (Il Campanone) to separate the rival camps. During these Medieval times Pontremoli was often visited by pilgrims travelling from Canterbury to Rome. In 1331 Pontremoli was sold by John I of Bohemia to Mastino II della Scala (Lord of Verona). Pontremoli was later taken over by the Visconti of Milan in 1339. In 1404 the ownership of Pontremoli once again changed hands as it was seized by the Fieschi family of Genoa. However, by 1433 Pontremoli was again under the control of the Milanese. In 1495 Pontremoli was sacked by the troops of Charles VIII of France, during this time Pontremoli was a territory owned by the House of Sforza, who were the new Dukes of Milan. Pontremoli was a French territory from 1508 until 1522 as several northern Italian areas were conquered. In 1526, Pontremoli was captured by Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire. Pontremoli was controlled by Spain until 1647, when it was bought by the Republic of Genoa. Three years later, Pontremoli was made part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. It stayed as such (with the exception of a period of French control from 1805 to 1814) until Italian unification in the nineteenth century. With the Leopoldine reforms, Pontremoli became an autonomous community (whilst still part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany) in 1777.[2] In 1778, it officially became a City. The area was heavily damaged by an earthquake in 1834. In November 1847 Pontremoli was (along with Fivizzano) occupied by the Duke of Modena, due to a dispute over trade routes. Main sights and culture A large number of churches are situated in Pontremoli and these provide the main cultural sights of the city. One of these is the Church of San Nicolò which houses a wooden cross, dating back several centuries. Also present is the Chiesa Cattedrale S. Maria Assunta (Il Duomo) which was built in the 17th century and dedicated to Saint Geminianus – the cathedral holds many valuable sculptures and paintings. The dome of this cathedral, along with Il Campanone (the bell tower), dominates the city skyline. The church of the SS. Annunziata with its Augustinian monastery and painted mural is another notable feature within the area. There are also several buildings concerned with the past noble families of Pontremoli. The major site is the Castello del Piagnaro, one of the largest castles of Lunigiana. Several palaces, such as those of the houses of Malaspina and Dosi, are located within the commune. More modern attractions of Pontremoli include the annual Premio Bancarella book festival, Medievalis (during August) which is a recollation about the arrive of Federico II in Pontremoli in 1226 so Pontremoli life again like in the XIII Century, as well as Il Bar Moderno (a local café), which was in 1970 the winner of a “gold medal” in a Milanese “Ice Cream and Coffee” competition. There is also the “Museo delle Statue Stele” (situated within the castle) which contains a number of stone structures found in the surrounding land, many are of a historic nature and reflect the area’s cultural past. There are also several mineral springs in the surrounding mountains and a local market takes place on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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When I am alone by Sunil Bhardwaj
When I feel Lonely, / this picture is taken at a beach in Genova, Italy with Kodak Z612 when I and my friends went for a swim. The lady was sitting on the rocks and talking on the Phone and I was able to capture the moment.
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Dark Mediterranean Ally by Mario Curcio
Dark streets of a medieval Italian village at night. / Fiumefreddo, Calabria. Image taken with a Nikon D300+Sigma f/3.5 10-20mm at 19mm, iso 200, f/8.0 fixed and serie of 5 exposures: 1/4,0.5,1,2,4s merged into HDR. www.swissphotogallery.com
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