Country |
Province State |
Place |
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Italy |
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Pisa |
Duomo |
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Mosaic on the inner dome. |
Italy |
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Pisa |
Duomo |
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The chandelier used by Galileo to work out the theory of the pendulum. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Cathedral |
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The Cathedral dates from 1185. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Cathedral |
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Tomb of the Norman king, Constantine, one of the Royal Tombs. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Cathedral |
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Tomb of Norman king, Roger II. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Cathedral |
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The Treasury is the cathedral museum. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Cathedral |
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Silver carriage for Santa Rosalia. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Cathedral |
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Norman crown worn by Constance of Aragon. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Cathedral |
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18th silver ware. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Cathedral |
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1637 jewel encrusted silver chalice. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Cathedral |
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16th Century Peace with Piety made from silver and gilded silver. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Cathedral |
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Enamel icon. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Cathedral |
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Detail of robe worn by Constance of Aragon. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Cathedral |
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Royal robe with bird and flowers. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Cathedral |
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Peacock on robe. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Cathedral |
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The Crypt contains the tombs of Norman knights and nobles. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Cathedral |
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Tomb of a Norman knight. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Cathedral |
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Tomb of a knight in the crypt. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Cathedral |
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Tomb with Hellenistic symbols. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Cathedral |
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Carved Hellenistic symbols om a marble tomb. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Cathedral |
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Carved tomb. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Palace of the Normans |
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Carthaginian foundations. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Palace of the Normans |
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The beautiful Palatine Chapel. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Palace of the Normans |
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The Palatine Chapel is covered with mosaics. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Palace of the Normans |
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Detail of a mosaic in the Palatine Chapel. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Palace of the Normans |
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The Palatine Chapel dates from 1130. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Palace of the Normans |
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The Palatine Chapel is in Byzantine style. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Palace of the Normans |
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The mosaics in the Palatine Chapel show scenes from the Bible. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Palace of the Normans |
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The roof of the Palatine Chapel is carved wood in Arabic style. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Palace of the Normans |
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Decorated balustrade in the Palatine Chapel. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Palace of the Normans |
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The Hercules Room is the parliamentary debating centre. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Palace of the Normans |
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The Hall of the Winds is part of the royal chambers. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Palace of the Normans |
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The skylight of the Hall of the Winds. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Palace of the Normans |
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The carved wooden ceiling of the Hall of the Winds. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Palace of the Normans |
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The Hall of Roger. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Palace of the Normans |
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The Hall of Roger is the bedroom of King Roger II. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Palace of the Normans |
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Mosaic of peacocks in the Hall of Roger. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Palace of the Normans |
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The ceiling mosaic of the Hall of Roger. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
San Cataldo Church |
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The interior domes are in Arab-Norman style. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
San Cataldo Church |
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Byzantine style icon. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Museum of Modern Art |
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Renoir-like scene by Michele Catti. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Museum of Modern Art |
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Four paintings by Antonio Leto. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Museum of Modern Art |
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"Woman With A Sick Child" by Luigi di Giovanni, 1890. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Museum of Modern Art |
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"La Comunicade" by Pietro Canonica. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Museum of Modern Art |
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Painting of a woman by Lia Pasqualino Noto. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Palermo |
Museum of Modern Art |
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"The Madre del'ucciso" by Fransesco Ciusa. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Catania |
Duomo |
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Cardinal Dusmet. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Catania |
Graeco-Roman Theatre |
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The Graeco-Roman theatre is made from volcanic basalt. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Catania |
Graeco-Roman Theatre |
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In the Odeon. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Catania |
Graeco-Roman Theatre |
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The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi overlooks the ruins. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Catania |
Graeco-Roman Theatre |
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The site dates from the 2nd Century. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Catania |
Graeco-Roman Theatre |
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Much of the site is flooded. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Catania |
Bellini Museum |
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Manuscript of composer, Vincenzo Bellini. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Catania |
Bellini Museum |
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Upright piano made in London, 1910. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Catania |
Bellini Museum |
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Piano from 1825. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Catania |
Bellini Museum |
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Piano table from Vienna, 1830. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Catania |
Bellini Museum |
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Gramophone. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Catania |
Emilio Greco Museum |
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Photograph of artist, Emilio Greco with Italian actor, Sophia Loren in his studio. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Catania |
Emilio Greco Museum |
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Drawing of a woman from 1981. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Catania |
Emilio Greco Museum |
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Drawing of a kissing couple from 1970. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Catania |
Emilio Greco Museum |
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Drawing of three women from 1991. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Catania |
Castle Ursino |
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The courtyard. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Catania |
Castle Ursino |
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The castle houses a museum of historical antiquities. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Catania |
Castle Ursino |
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5th Century BC urn. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Catania |
Castle Ursino |
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3th Century BC rython. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Catania |
Castle Ursino |
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Roman mosaic from the 4th century. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Catania |
Castle Ursino |
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Urn showing a snake in a tree from the 4th century BC. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Catania |
Castle Ursino |
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Marble relief showing the blinding of Polyphenus from the 2nd Century AD. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Catania |
Castle Ursino |
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6th Century BC Greek sarcophagus. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Catania |
Castle Ursino |
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Tomb cover from the 12th Century for a Knight of the Golden Fleece. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Catania |
Castle Ursino |
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Paintings by Michael Rapisardi from 1871. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Syracuse |
Archeological Park |
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The Archeological Park is the site of ancient Greek city of Syracuse, once home to Archimedes. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Syracuse |
Archeological Park |
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Amphitheatre dating from the 2nd century AD from the later Roman city. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Syracuse |
Archeological Park |
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Parts of the Roman amphitheatre. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Syracuse |
Archeological Park |
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Roman sarcophagus. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Syracuse |
Archeological Park |
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The Ara of Heron II, a 3rd cenmtury BC sacrificial site. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Syracuse |
Archeological Park |
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Greek amphitheatre dating from 5th century BC. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Syracuse |
Archeological Park |
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The Greek amphitheatre saw the first staging of the plays of Aeschylus. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Syracuse |
Archeological Park |
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Catacombs above the Greek amphitheatre. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Syracuse |
Archeological Park |
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Cave entrance. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Syracuse |
Archeological Park |
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The catacombs are carved from the limestone. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Syracuse |
Archeological Park |
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Waterfall inside a grotto. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Syracuse |
Archeological Park |
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Carved rockface. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Syracuse |
Archeological Park |
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Ruined church by limestone cliffs. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Syracuse |
Ortygia |
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Roman ruins. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Syracuse |
Ortygia |
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Temple of Apollo. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Syracuse |
Ortygia |
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The Duomo was bult on the site of a Greek temple. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Syracuse |
Ortygia |
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The Duomo uses parts of the 5th century BC Greek temple to Athena. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Syracuse |
Ortygia |
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Greek style pillars on the outside of the Duomo. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Syracuse |
Ortygia |
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The Duomo interior. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Syracuse |
Ortygia |
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Arches and windows in the Duomo. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Syracuse |
Ortygia |
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Greek columns and Christain statues in the Duomo. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Syracuse |
Ortygia |
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Altar inside the Duomo. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Syracuse |
Ortygia |
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The Duomo is the world's best preserved Greek temple. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Agrigento |
Valley of the Temples |
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The Valley of the Temples is a series of Greek temples set on a ridge between the city and the sea. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Agrigento |
Valley of the Temples |
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The site is the ancient Greek city of Akragas. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Agrigento |
Valley of the Temples |
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The Temple of Hercules dates from the 6th century BC. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Agrigento |
Valley of the Temples |
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The Hypogeum is a circular structure. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Agrigento |
Valley of the Temples |
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The Grotto of Fragapani. |
Italy |
Sicily |
Agrigento |
Valley of the Temples |
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The Temple of Concordia is the most complete on the site and dates from 440 BC. |