Historic center of Bologna- Piazza Magiore, bright and beautiful piazza surrounded by several palace-like buildings, an ancient library, basilica, etc

ARTE FIERA-Bologna 2005

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January 30th 2005
ARTE FIERA-Bologna, 28 January 2005 4 football fields full of contemporary art-displayed by galleries from Australia, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, Sweden, United States and individual arts dealers/collectors. Walls filled with young, new and controversial artists working in mixed media, paint, film, metals, neon light. And then we come upon rooms displaying Andy Warhol next to Gior ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more