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Saturday 14 July 2012

Italy

Italy has everything that tourists could wish for. From food to art, from varied countryside to flamboyant fashion, history and archaeological interest that no other European countries can boast. Italy has more than 40 heritage sites, Italy has more than any other country on the planet. The best cities of the Italy like Rome, Venice, Milan attract tourists from centuries.

Italy Map

      There are plenty of attractions in Italy. some of them are as follows

1) Florence Cathedral:

Florence Cathedral is a cathedral church, located at Florence city. It was started to manufacture in 1296 and completed at the end of 1435. The exterior of the basilica is made with polychrome marble with green and pink boarders. this building is the part of the UNESCO world heritage site, and a major attraction for the tourists of Tuscany. it is the largest church in the Italy and largest dome in the world.

Florence Cathedral


2) St Mark's Basilica:

St Mark's Basilica is a cathedral church, located at Venice city. It is most popular church among the all churches of the city. It is also a best example of the architecture of the byzantine. it was the "chapels" of the Venetian rulers. Since 1807, it has been the seat of the patriarch of the Venice. It is state as a power, wealth of the venetian. From around 11th century, it was known by Church of Gold (Chiesa d'Oro)

St Mark's Basilica



3) Piazza del Campo:

Piazza del Campo is a public space of historic center of Sienna. It is one of Europe's greatest medieval squares. It is known worldwide for its beauty, art, and architectural integrity.

Pizza del campo



4) Colosseum:

Colosseum is an elliptical theater located in the center of the Rome. It is considered as a greatest building work by Roman architectures. It started to construct in between 70 - 72 AD and completed in 80 AD. The Colosseum, capable of seating 50000 people at the same time. it was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology.

Colosseum

 
 
5) Pantheon: 
 
  Pantheon is a building, commissioned by Marcus Agrippa. It was rebuild by Emperor Hadrian in around 126 AD. The building is a circular with a three ranks of huge granite columns.

Pantheon



6) Leaning Tower of Pisa:

It is freestanding bell tower. It is situated behind the Cathedral and is the third oldest structure. It was intended to stand vertically. the tower currently leans to SW. The height of the tower is 55.86 meter from the ground. 

Leaning Tower of Pisa



The other attractions of the Italy are as below

7) Roman Forum
8) Spanish Steps
9)  Keats Shelley Memorial House
10) Uffizi Gallery
11) Rialto Bridge
12) Pompeii
13) San Siro
14) Castel Sant'Angelo
15) And more.....

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