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...([[Italian language|Ital.]] ''Palazzo Ducale'') is a [[Gothic architecture|gothic]] [[palace]] in [[Venice]], [[Italy]]. ...olomeo Buon]] created the so-called "Porta della Carta", a monumental late-gothic gate on the Piazzetta side of the palace.

...c]] doorway and [[ship's keel roof]] were added. The tall interior is also Gothic and has three [[apse]]s.

*The [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]]-[[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] '''[[Collegiata di Sant'Orso]]'''. Its most suggestive feature is the anc [[Cathegory:Romanesque architecture]]

...of these two sculptors and architects epitomises the [[Gothic architecture|Gothic style]] in Venice: they are best known for their work on the [[Doge's Palac ...d'Oro facing onto the Grand Canal is built in the Bon's Venetian floral [[gothic style]]. Other nearby buildings in this style are [[Palazzo Barbaro]] and t

...church]]es of [[Venice]] and one of the best known examples of [[Byzantine architecture]]. It lies on [[St Mark's Square]], adjacent and connected to the [[Doge's ...overed with higher [[wood]]en domes in order to blend in with the [[Gothic architecture]] of the redesigned Doge's Palace.

...tre for art and architecture. There were many Italian artists during the [[Gothic]] and [[Medieval]] periods, and the arts flourished during the [[Italian Re ==Gothic Period==

...ls. It was destroyed by an earthquake in [[1805]] and a new [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]] edifice was built in [[1829]]. The church of ''San Bartolomeo'' is a [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] building from the 11th century, in limestone. The interior has

...ter slightly altered by Margaritone d'Arezzo in [[1270]]. The façade has a Gothic portal, ascribed to [[Giorgio da Como]] ([[1228]]), which was intended to h There are also several fine late [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] buildings, among them the churches of S. Francesco and S. Agostino, the P

...g blend of Norman and [[Arab]] culture fostered a unique hybrid style of [[architecture]] as can be seen[http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/76.html] in the Palatine Ch ...in Italy, and perhaps in the world. It is also the main centre of [[Norman architecture]] in Europe.

==Art and Architecture== ...ile]] and [[Baptistery|baptistry]] make a fine group. Inside is the famous Gothic octagonal pulpit by [[Nicola Pisano]] ([[1266]]–[[1268]]) supported o

...f the "Battle of the Brenner." War supplies from Germany to support the [[Gothic Line]] were for the most part routed through the rail line through the Bren ...aten path of mass tourism, Trento offers rather interesting monuments. Its architecture has a unique feel, with both Italian Renaissance and Germanic influences. T

...]] [[Lucius Vitruvius Cordone]]) engraved on it, a really rare case in the architecture of the epoque. It originally it straddled the main [[Roman road]] into the .../sanzeno.htm]is considered one of the great achievements of [[Romanesque]] architecture. The present structure is the 3rd on this site, built from 1123-1135, over

...be known as Venetian [[Baroque]], a style slowly replacing the more floral gothic style of such palazzi as (its near neighbour) [[Ca' Foscari]], and [[Ca' d' ...dition of some concepts of his own which reflected the change in ideals of architecture between the palazzo's conception and its completion 100 years later.

...ia, Antas and Monte Sirai are now important archaeological monuments where architecture and city planning can be studied. ...The local governor sat in Caralis. During the [[Gothic Wars (6th century)|Gothic Wars]] much of the island fell easily to the Ostrogoths, but an army sent f

The [[gothic architecture|Gothic]] [[campanile]] (1224-1319) is called ''[[Torre della Ghirlandina]]'' from The Palace Museum, on the St. Augustine square, is an example of civil architecture from the Este, built as the Poors' Hostel together with the nearby Hospital

...fall of the [[Western Roman Empire]] and the Byzantine reconquest in the [[Gothic Wars (6th century)]]), Procida remained under the jurisdiction of the [[Duk ...us films, mainly for its [[panorama]]s and its typical [[Mediterranean]] [[architecture]]. The most famous are ''[[Il Postino]]'' and ''[[The Talented Mr. Ripley (

...52 while, some forty years later, it was one of the first conquests of the Gothic general [[Theoderic the Great]] in his war against [[Odoacer]]. ...also known as ''La Rotonda''. It is an exteriorly rusticated [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] church, striking for its circular shape. The main structure wa

...s|Gothic]] kings [[Odoacer]] and [[Theodoric the Great]], but during the [[Gothic War]] it made submission to the [[Byzantine Empire|Greek]]s in [[540]]. The ...ronese architect-sculptor who introduced [[Italian Renaissance|Renaissance architecture]] to Padua and who completed the door in [[1532]]. Falconetto was the archi

...in 493, [[Odoacer]], besieged in Ravenna, had to capitulate. During the [[Gothic War]] Rimini was taken and retaken many times. In its vicinity the Byzantin ...rn apart by heavy bombardments and by the passage of the front along the [[Gothic Line]] but after liberation on [[September 21]], [[1944]], impressive reco

...deposed in [[476]]. Naples suffered much during the [[Gothic War (535–552)|Gothic Wars]] between [[Ostrogoths]] and [[Byzantines]] in the [[6th century|sixth ...esidences of the nobility. During Charles' reign new [[gothic architecture|Gothic]] churches were also built, including [[Santa Chiara (Naples)|Santa Chiara]

...ouncil of Elders. It is today one of the best preserved early [[Romanesque architecture|romanesque]] buildings in town. ...lla Spina]]''', attributed to Giovanni Pisano (1230), is another excellent Gothic building.

...he siege to the Castle in which the Pisan had took shelter. It has a small Gothic portal in the façade and in the interior houses a wooden statue of the Mad The districts built in the [[1930]]s spot some nice examples of [[Art Deco]] architecture and some controversial examples of Fascist [[neoclassicism]], such as the J

...rt of the Italian peninsula. During the Early Middle Ages, following the [[Gothic War]] that was disastrous for the region, new waves of Byzantine Christian ...editerranean Sea, also became a centre for Renaissance culture, especially architecture. In 1378 the Papacy returned to Rome, but that once imperial city remained

...urope]]. The city, Spain's second largest, has a wealth of unique historic architecture and has emerged as one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe d * '''Gaudi architecture''', including the '''Parc Güell''', the still unfinished '''Sagrada Fa

...ent Collection. Study Collection. Exhibitions of contemporary art, design, architecture. How to go there? Subway U3, Tram 1, 2, bus 1A, 74A to Stubentor, and U4 to ...re, Hundertwasser's manifesto rings out as an utterly reasonable plea: The architecture of KunstHausWien would be a bastion against the dictatorship of the straigh

...flourished at [[Ravenna]] under [[Theodoric the Great|Theodoric]], and the Gothic kings surrounded themselves with masters of [[rhetoric]] and of [[grammar]] ...te a treatise on painting, [[Leone Battista Alberti]] one on sculpture and architecture. But the names of these two men are important, not so much as authors of th

...flourished at [[Ravenna]] under [[Theodoric the Great|Theodoric]], and the Gothic kings surrounded themselves with masters of [[rhetoric]] and of [[grammar]] ...ardo da Vinci]] wrote a treatise on painting, Alberti one on sculpture and architecture. But the names of these two men are important, not so much as authors of th