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  2. Monuments of Verona - Wikipedia

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    Verona Cathedral Verona Cathedral The Verona Cathedral is a complex of buildings consisting of the main church, dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption, the church of St. John in Fonte, formerly a baptistery, the church of St. Helena, and the Chapter Library, one of the oldest libraries in the world and among the most important of its kind in Europe.

  3. Roman walls of Verona - Wikipedia

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    The city of Verona was, since ancient times, a strategic location for the control of the transalpine routes that connected the Po Valley with central Europe via the Adige Valley. The temporary occupation of the city in 102-101 B.C. by the Cimbri revealed for the first time in the eyes of the Roman Senate the importance of the control and ...

  4. Porta Leoni - Wikipedia

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    Porta Leoni (Gate of the Lions) is an ancient Roman gate in Verona, northern Italy. The gate was built during the Roman Republic by P. Valerius, Q. Caecilius, Q. Servilius and P. Cornelius, and restructured in imperial times. It was connected to the road which led to Bologna and Aquileia. Photo by Paolo Monti (1972). Fondo Paolo Monti, BEIC.

  5. Scaliger Tombs - Wikipedia

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    The Scaliger Tombs (Italian: Arche scaligere) is a group of five Gothic funerary monuments in Verona, Italy, celebrating the Scaliger family, who ruled in Verona from the 13th to the late 14th century. The tombs are located in a court outside the church of Santa Maria Antica, separated from the street by a wall with iron grilles.

  6. Castelvecchio (Verona) - Wikipedia

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    Castelvecchio (Italian: "Old Castle") is a castle in Verona, northern Italy. It is the most important military construction of the Scaliger dynasty that ruled the city in the Middle Ages . [ 1 ]

  7. Piazza delle Erbe, Verona - Wikipedia

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    The square's most ancient monument is the fountain (built in 1368 by Cansignorio della Scala), surmounted by a statue called Madonna Verona, which is however a Roman sculpture dating to 380 AD. Also historical is the capitello , dating to the 13th century, during which it was used for several ceremonies, including the oath of investment of the ...

  8. Arco dei Gavi, Verona - Wikipedia

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    The Arco dei Gavi is an ancient structure in Verona, northern Italy, situated at the beginning of the Via Postumia, just outside the Roman walls of the city. Built to celebrate the gens Gavia , a noble Roman family who had their hometown in Verona, the Arco dei Gavi is a very rare example of a privately funded monumental Roman arch.

  9. Torre dei Lamberti - Wikipedia

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    A view of Torre dei Lamberti from the city streets. The Torre dei Lamberti is an 84 m high tower in Verona, northern Italy.. Construction of the tower began in 1172. In May 1403, the top of the tower was struck by lightning, but restoration works did not commence until 1448, lasting for 16 years.

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