Continuing on from our last article, this piece will discuss some more of our picks for the Seven Wonders of Italy.
The Cathedral of St. Ambrose is a building in Lombardy with roots going as far back as the tenth century, though the present structure dates to the sixteenth. It is the seat of the Bishop of Vigevano and the current building was commissioned by Duke Francesco II Sforza in 1530.
Dedicated to St. Ambrose, it was designed by Antonio da Lonate and thought it was begun shortly afterwards, work was not completed until 1612.
With beautiful painted interiors, a newer Baroque façade and a famous treasury and museum inside, it is a typical Italian cathedral in many ways.
The Cathedral of St. Ambrose is a building in Lombardy with roots going as far back as the tenth century, though the present structure dates to the sixteenth. It is the seat of the Bishop of Vigevano and the current building was commissioned by Duke Francesco II Sforza in 1530.
Dedicated to St. Ambrose, it was designed by Antonio da Lonate and thought it was begun shortly afterwards, work was not completed until 1612.
With beautiful painted interiors, a newer Baroque façade and a famous treasury and museum inside, it is a typical Italian cathedral in many ways.
One thing sets it apart from others, however, and that is that there is a dinosaur skull embedded in the walls. Discovered by a paleontologist from the University of Milan in 2010, the cross-section of a skull fossil is embedded in a slab of stone in the balustrade.
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Another Wonder of Italy, that might seem a little odd but is beyond stunning, is the Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno in Genoa.
Not unlike the great park cemeteries in Paris and London but lesser known, it is perhaps the most heartrendingly beautiful in the world and a must-see for anyone visiting the area. It was opened in 1851 and has become more elaborate and grown intensely in size since WWI.
Find a villa with pool in Lombardy and see it for yourself!
Another Wonder of Italy, that might seem a little odd but is beyond stunning, is the Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno in Genoa.
Not unlike the great park cemeteries in Paris and London but lesser known, it is perhaps the most heartrendingly beautiful in the world and a must-see for anyone visiting the area. It was opened in 1851 and has become more elaborate and grown intensely in size since WWI.
It combines the architectural structure of a neoclassical cemetery of Mediterranean tradition with the naturalistic cemetery type of northern Europe. Its statues are the cemetery's most outstanding element, showing swooning angels, maudlin beauties and sorrowful children all set about the grounds at the burial sites of various families.
A variety of styles from subsequent periods are represented by the cemetery with neoclassicism, realism, symbolism, Art Nouveau and Art Deco among them. There are also works by rather famous artists such as Bistolfi, Ximene, Messina and Canonica. Find a luxury villa in Liguria and spend a day wandering the grounds for yourself.
Read on to the next article for the rest of our picks of Italy's Seven Wonders!
A variety of styles from subsequent periods are represented by the cemetery with neoclassicism, realism, symbolism, Art Nouveau and Art Deco among them. There are also works by rather famous artists such as Bistolfi, Ximene, Messina and Canonica. Find a luxury villa in Liguria and spend a day wandering the grounds for yourself.
Read on to the next article for the rest of our picks of Italy's Seven Wonders!
Photo credits
picture 1: Alessandro Vecchi / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 2: Stefano Stabile / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 3: Twice25 & Rinina25 / CC BY 2.5
picture 1: Alessandro Vecchi / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 2: Stefano Stabile / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 3: Twice25 & Rinina25 / CC BY 2.5
