Florence Cathedral and Baptistry

Florence Field Trips

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January 18th 2009
Hello everyone! I realize these next few entries are WAY overdue, but I am back from Christmas break and finally have internet access to my laptop, where everything is saved, so I will try to be very efficient in updating you all on my travels. Enjoy! I went to Florence twice for field trips. Each time we went to museums and churches to view the changes in Renaissance art. I really liked Flor ... read more

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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