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Orvieto (Italian: [orˈvjɛːto]) is a city and comune in the Province of Terni, southwestern Umbria, Italy, situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff. The city rises dramatically above the almost-vertical faces of tuff cliffs that are completed by defensive walls built of the same stone.
Coronation of the Virgin mosaic on the top gable of the cathedral Rose window Marble Pieta, Madonna Mourning the Crucified Jesus with St. Nicodemus. Orvieto Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Orvieto; Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta) is a large 14th-century Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and situated in the town of Orvieto in Umbria, central Italy.
The comune of Orvieto. Orvieto is an Italian wine region located in Umbria and Lazio, centered on the comune of Orvieto.It is primarily known for its white wines made from a blend of mostly Grechetto and Trebbiano, which is sold under the Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) Orvieto and Orvieto Classico.
A guide to Orvieto describes the entryway to the main floor as populated with plaques memorializing events in Orvieto, including: A celebratory plaque recalling a visit in 1725 of Maria Clementina Sobieska and James, Prince of Wales, referred to in the plaque as James III King of Britain. The visit was sponsored by Cardinal Gualtieri.
The nuns since then have staffed schools for girls and young women. [2] In the church, restored from 2000 to 2005, the main altar is dedicated to San Lodovico (Louis of Toulouse) with an altarpiece depicting St Louis in adoration of the Madonna and Child (1637) by Girolamo, the brother of Cesare Nebbia.
The Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo, also known as the Palazzo del Podesta is a late-Romanesque-Gothic architecture, late 13th-century civic palace located in Piazza del Popolo, in the historic center of Orvieto, region of Umbria, Italy. The palace now houses some municipal offices and the main hall is used for cultural events and meetings.
Portion of facade of Palazzo Monaldeschi at the end of Via Beato Angelico. The Palazzo Monaldeschi, known also as Palazzo Sforza Monaldeschi della Cervara or as Palazzo Marsciano or Meoni or, is a Renaissance architecture, aristocratic palace located on Piazza Ippolito Scalza in the historic center of Orvieto in the Region of Umbria, Italy.
The archeologic museum is housed in the Palazzo Faina, attached near the crossing to the South of the Cathedral building. This museum and the nearby, but distinct National Archaeological Museum of Orvieto, located in Gothic-style 13th-century Papal Palace (the section called Palazzo Martino IV) in Piazza Duomo, also displays findings from and around Orvieto.