Architecture

The work was completed by four other sculptors: Pietro Bracci, Filippo della Valle, Giovanni Grossi and Andrea Bergondi. The work was supervised by the architect Giuseppe Pannini.

This nickname dates from ancient times, when the year in Pisa's religious calendar began on March 25 ...

It is a monument to Queen Victoria's beloved collie dog, whose name was Noble.

There was no separation between the sacred and the profane, and therefore one cannot speak of a temp ...

They include six double encircled towers and a bastion tower. The city is located on a rocky hill be ...

When the truth came out it was too late to replace the defective ropes, so the builders significantly increased the required amount of ropes for the bridge to function.

Earlier, however, in the first half of the 14th century, King Robert II of Scotland had a hunting lo ...

The only time that a horse ever crossed the bridge was on the day of its opening.

Father Pedro Maria Boss came up with this idea and even asked Queen Elizabeth for funds, but ultimately the idea was not implemented.