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Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Verona" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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.
Forte Chievo: polygonal fort built between 1850 and 1852 by the Austrians as part of Verona's defensive system. Villa Pellegrini Marioni Pullè: 17th–18th century villa; the walls of its estate fence the western side of Chievo's main square. [1] Nowadays it is owned by INPS (Italian national social security institute) and in a state of disrepair.
Castelvecchio and the Castelvecchio Bridge. 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.
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 ...
The Bevilacqua Castle is between Padua and Verona and 5 kilometres (3 mi) from Montagnana; it has been meticulously maintained and restored and is open to visitors.The external medieval architecture encloses a 16th-century interior ascribed to the famous architect Michele Sanmicheli.
In 1771 the municipality of Verona purchased the monastery for 2,400 ducats and it was decided to move the library to a more central location in the city. With the subsequent acquisition of the church of San Sebastiano , this intention could be acted upon, and so in 1792 the Civic Library of Verona was born on the basis of the book collection ...
The building maintained its military functions even under the Kingdom of Italy, as the seat of the Corps Headquarters deployed in Verona. On February 22, 1951, an Italian four star Army headquarters (HQ) was activated in the building, but on July 10 it became a NATO headquarters, named Allied Land Forces Southern Europe (LANDSOUTH), until 1999 ...