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Palaces and piazzas

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August 5th 2006
Geo: 43.6577, 11.4546This morning I walked to the Galleria dell'Accademia to see the famous statue of David. Only had to wait 20 minutes in line. After walking a few rooms full of paintings, I came to the hall with David at the end. On the way to see David there were his four unfinished statues of the slaves. His David is huge and was carved out of one huge block of marble. Then went to the ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

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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