Basilica di Santa Croce
Basilica of the Holy Cross - the principle Franciscan Church of Florence.
Situated on the Piazza Santa Croce. Believed to have been begun in 1294.
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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]
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] Blog: Florence
Date: September 27th 2006
Date: September 27th 2006
