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12 hours ago · Genoa ( / ˈdʒɛnoʊə / JEN-oh-ə, Italian: Genova, Italian: [ˈdʒɛːnova] ⓘ; Ligurian: Zêna, Ligurian: [ˈzeːna]) [a] is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2023, 558,745 people lived within the city's administrative limits. [3] While its metropolitan city has 813,626 ...
12 hours ago · The republic was ruled by the doge, who was elected by members of the Great Council of Venice, the city-state's parliament, and ruled for life. The ruling class was an oligarchy of merchants and Venetian aristocrats. Venice and other Italian maritime republics played a key role in fostering capitalism.
12 hours ago · The Tempietto (San Pietro in Montorio), an excellent example of Italian Renaissance architecture More important by far was the Pontificate of Sixtus IV , considered the first Pope-King of Rome. In order to favour his relative Girolamo Riario , he promoted the unsuccessful Congiura dei Pazzi against the Medici of Florence (26 April 1478) and in ...
12 hours ago · Architecture Vaulted arches of Royce Hall. The first buildings were designed by the local firm Allison & Allison. The Romanesque Revival style of these first four structures remained the predominant building style until the 1950s, when architect Welton Becket was hired to supervise the expansion of the campus over the next two decades.
- Large city, 467 acres (189 ha)
- Joe Bruin, Josephine Bruin
- 47,518 (Fall 2021)
- "Let there be light"
3 hours ago · Previous work with DBVW Architects. This is not the first time DBVW Architects has taken a look at the future of buildings on Easton’s Beach, as Councilor David Carlin pointed out at the meeting. In addition to the conditions report, DBVW was also the firm that put together the November 2022 Planning Study that envisioned a conceptual design ...
12 hours ago · The Alhambra is a fortified palace complex located on the Sabika hill, an outcrop of the Sierra Nevada which overlooks the city of Granada. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the historic Islamic world, in addition to containing notable examples of Spanish Renaissance ...
12 hours ago · Dayton ( / ˈdeɪtən / ⓘ) is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. [4] A small part of the city extends into Greene County. [5] As of the 2020 census, the city proper had a population of 137,644, making it the sixth-most populous city in Ohio. It anchors the state's fourth-largest metropolitan area, the ...
