that a Florentine won‚ Salvi was awarded the commission anyway. The work began in 1732‚ and the fountain was completed in 1762. It cost almost 20 years. Salvi died in 1751‚ with his work half-finished. The Trevi Fountain was finished in 1762 by Giuseppe Panini. The first purpose of building it was originally to provide water from Aqua Virgo aqueduct for thermal baths. The fountain was refurbished in 1998; the stonework was scrubbed and the fountain provided with recycling pumps. And now‚ it is
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of Ferdinand de’ Medici and Christine of Lorraine. In Pazzia‚ Isabella was required to feign madness‚ imitate all the other actors in her troupe‚ and speak several languages. She apparently performed this piece so spectacularly that one spectator‚ Giuseppe Pavoni‚ declared that the audience was so awed that “as long as the world goes on‚ her beautiful eloquence and worth will be praised”. Isabella performed twice for Henry IV‚ King of France‚ and his wife
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Recognize the structure‚ sculpture or painting (There will be 15. I will provide the names of the artists.) Chapters 10- 11 1. El Greco: The Burial of Count Orgaz [pic] 2. Diego Velazquez: Las Meninas [pic] 3. Bernini: Colonnade of St. Peter’s; David [pic] [pic] 3. Caravaggio: The Calling of St. Matthew [pic] 4. Peter Paul Rubens: Henry IV Receiving the Portrait of Marie de Medici [pic] 5. Johannes Vermeer: The Milkmaid [pic] 6. Rembrandt: The Nightwatch
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What we found was a city literally "frozen in time". About two thousand inhabitants were unable to get away in time and perished. Archaeologist‚ Giuseppe Fiorelli devised a technique for injecting plaster into the cavities left by decomposed bodies in the volcanic materials. When the plaster hardened‚ a cast was formed showing the bodies exactly as they died‚ right down to the expressions on their
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The son of a fisherman‚ Galante was born in an East Harlem tenement to Vincenzo "James" Galante an immigrant from the town of San Germano dei Berici in Veneto and Vincenza Russo‚ who had immigrated from Castellammare del Golfo‚ Sicily in 1906. His career in crime started when he was only 11‚ forming a juvenile street gang on New York’s Lower East Side. He is the father of Bonanno family reputed capo James Galante. As a teenager‚ Galante became a mafia associate during the Prohibition era‚ becoming
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As I approach the Royal Portal also known as the west façade‚ to the left and the right of are the northern and southern tower. The south tower was completed in 1160 and is 349 feet tall. The North Star is 377 feet tall and is capped by a spire added in the early 16th century to an already existing tower. Between the towers are the three lancet windows. As I enter the central portal I look up and I see the breathtaking clerestory windows the high 120 feet ceilings‚ and large buttresses‚ your eyes
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Magnitude is a measure of the amount of energy released during an earthquake. It may be expressed using several magnitude scales. One of these‚ Used in Southern California‚ is called the Richter scale. To calculate magnitude‚ the amplitude of waves on a seismogram is measured‚ correcting for the distance between the recording instrument and the earthquake epicentre. Since magnitude is representative of the earthquake itself‚ there is thus only one magnitude per quake. Taking the Lawton
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in Manhattan during the early years of the 20th century. The Morellos started arriving in New York from the village of Corleone‚ Sicily around 1892‚ and soon became involved in criminal activities. The family was run by brothers Tony‚ Nicolo‚ and Giuseppe Morello‚ and half brothers Vincenzo "Vincent" Terranova and Ciro "The Artichoke King" Terranova. By the early 1910s‚ the Morello family involved themselves with extortion and other traditional Mafia activities in Manhattan. During this time‚ the
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ITALY CULTURE IMPACTS ON ITS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. The Background of Italy 1 2.1 Languages of Italy 1 2.2 Education of Italy 1-2 2.3 Religion of Italy 2 2.4 Social Structure of Italy 2 2.5 Political Ideology of Italy 2 2.6 Economic Ideology of Italy 3 3. Analysis culture of the country 3 3.1 History of Italy 3-4 3.2 Geography of Italy 4-5 4. Recommendation for doing Global Business in Italy 5 4.1 Respect Different cultural
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Factors Affecting the Rate of Enzyme Activity Justin Hunter G. Kim September 16‚ 2011 September 26‚ 2011 Abstract Catalase is a common enzyme found in nearly all living organisms that is frequently used by cells to rapidly catalyze the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide into less reactive oxygen and water molecules. Catalase is a protein that is most commonly found in the liver. The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effect that changes in temperature and pH have on the function
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