Another Statue

Venice and Bologna

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January 16th 2014
Walked around Venice this morning and then took the train to Bologna. Toured Basilica di San Marco, Palazzo Ducale, Ponte dei Sospiri in Venice. Walked to the Quadrilatero in Bologna. Saw the Due Torri, Piazza Maggiore, Cattedrale di San Pietro. ... read more

Europe » Italy » Emilia-Romagna » Bologna

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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