Palladian Basilica

Vicenza

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March 13th 2006
Part 2 of our intense weekend with Jill. Upon arrival by train from Verona, we checked into our hotel and explored the city center checking out Several buildings by Palladio including his Basilica, his Teatro Olympico, and his best known, the Villa Rotunda. ... 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