Santa Croce Photo 17

Santa Croce

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September 10th 2008
On Monday we visited the Basilica Santa Croce in Florence. It is a beautiful church and one of the oldest in Florence. Later on we went to the European University Insitute, where we will be using the library for research and what not. At the end of the pictures are a few of the countryside and the city of Florence from the EUI. ... 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