Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, Todi
unknown (Italian)
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Alternative Title
Main Town Square, Todi
Date
1213-1293Description
Close view of windows and Guelf battlements (symbolizes loyalty to the papacy); Almost all Todi's main medieval monuments-- the co-cathedral church (Duomo), the Palazzo del Capitano, the Palazzo del Priore and the Palazzo del Popolo --front on the main square on the lower breast of the hill: the piazza is thus one of the most picturesque in Italy and is often used as a movie set. The whole landscape is sited over some huge ancient Roman cisterns, with more than 500 pits, which remained in use until 1925. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/17/2008)
Type of Work
piazza (square)Subject
architectural exteriors, business, commerce and trade, cityscapes, City planning, Medieval
Rights
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