Statue of David (Replica)

David!

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August 21st 2005
After our continental breakfast at the hotel (bread rolls and butter wohoo lucky we brought vegemite) we headed straight to Academia to see Michaelangelo´s ¨David¨. After waiting about one and a half hours in the line we were not disappointed. We saw absolutely amazing art and yes ¨David¨was spectacular. I was amazed at how big the sculpture was, David´s hand was probably bigger than our ... 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