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Location Piazza IV Novembre , Perugia 43°06′44″N 12°23′20″E / 43.112192°N 12.38881°E / 43.112192; 12.38881 The Fontana Maggiore , a masterpiece of medieval sculpture, placed in the centre of Piazza IV Novembre (formerly Piazza Grande), is the monument symbol of the city of Perugia
Perugia was an Umbrian settlement [11] but first appears in written history as Perusia, one of the 12 confederate cities of Etruria; [11] it was first mentioned in Q. Fabius Pictor's account, used by Livy, of the expedition carried out against the Etruscan League by Fabius Maximus Rullianus [12] in 310 or 309 BC.
It is located in the central Piazza IV Novembre in Perugia, Umbria. It extends along Corso Vannucci up to Via Boncambi. It still houses part of the municipality, and, on the third floor, the Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria. [1] It takes its name from the Priori, the highest political authority governing the city in the medieval era.
The square seen from the cathedral (panoramic view), with the perspective on Corso Vannucci.. Piazza IV Novembre is a square in the historic center of Perugia. [1]The asymmetrical square opens up to the convergence of the five road axes that structure the medieval city and for its scenography it has represented in every era the privileged place of urban functions: here the ancient forum was ...
Spoleto (/ s p ə ˈ l eɪ t oʊ /, [3] also US: / s p oʊ ˈ l eɪ t oʊ, s p oʊ ˈ l iː t oʊ /, [4] UK: / s p oʊ ˈ l ɛ t oʊ /, [5] Italian: [spoˈleːto]; Latin: Spoletium) is an ancient city in the Italian province of Perugia in east-central Umbria on a foothill of the Apennines
Representing the best surviving and most monumental of the Etruscan city gates it opens onto the cardo maximus of the city, corresponding to the modern Ulisse Rocchi Road. The arch is part of a massive set of walls which are 30 ft (9.1 m) tall and 9,500 ft (2,900 m) long made of travertine and set without mortar.
The Etruscan well is near "Colle del Sole", 477 m above sea level, the highest point in the city of Perugia, where the ancient acropolis of the Etruscan town used to be. Its construction can be presumably dated to the second half of the 3rd century B.C.; its purpose was probably to ensure an adequate water supply for the population. [ 1 ]
The Torre degli Sciri (English: Sciri Tower, or Tower of Scalzi), is a medieval tower dating back to the 13th century, located in Perugia, Italy. It stands in the historic district of Porta Santa Susanna, at the beginning of the Via dei Priori. Reaching a height of 42 meters, it is the last complete such tower remaining in the city.