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Ferrara (/ f ə ˈ r ɑːr ə /; Italian: [ferˈraːra] ⓘ; Emilian: Fràra) is a city and comune (municipality) in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, capital of the province of Ferrara. As of 2016, [update] it had 132,009 inhabitants. [ 3 ]
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Palazzo Schifanoia is a Renaissance palace in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna built for the Este family. The name "Schifanoia" is thought to originate from "schifare la noia" meaning literally to "escape from boredom" which describes accurately the original intention of the palazzo and the other villas in close proximity where the Este court relaxed.
The original core of the building was begun in 1245 along via Cortevecchia and assumed its final dimensions between 1472 and 1481. The main entrance, placed in front of the Cathedral of San Giorgio called the Volto del Cavallo, is flanked by the equestrian statue of the marquis Niccolò III and that of the duke Borso d'Este seated on the faldistorio holding a sceptre in the act of ...
Ferrara Cathedral (Italian: Basilica Cattedrale di San Giorgio, Duomo di Ferrara) is a Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica in Ferrara, Northern Italy. Dedicated to Saint George , the patron saint of the city, it is the seat of the Archbishop of Ferrara and the largest religious building in the city.
The Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah (MEIS) (Italian: Museo Nazionale dell’Ebraismo Italiano e della Shoah) is a public history museum in Ferrara, Italy.It opened in 2017, and traces the history of the Jewish people in Italy starting from the Roman empire through the Holocaust of the 20th century.