buildings. Among them‚ Italy acts as bellwether. This essay takes into consideration three typical masterworks: Coliseum (constructed in AD 72)‚ Hadrian Pantheon (build in second century)‚ and the dome of Florence Cathedral (finished in 1463)‚ from ancient Roman times to Renaissances‚ three buildings are representative of the Italian architecture‚ describes these excellent architectural treasures‚ makes a comparison between Chinese and Italian architecture‚ in order to show how Italy is seen by the author
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since the early Bronze Age‚ which is located in west-central Italy‚ At the beginning the territory restricted around the Alban Hills‚ but during the 500 BC its expanded to the south of the Tiber River‚ and was bounded by Etruria on the northwest and by Campania on the southeast. During the late bronze age‚ some Indo-European people migrated to Italy the place known as the Latium. (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica‚ 2015). Ancient Italy divided into many city-states and become allies through the
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reflected the diversity within ‘Italy’; the treaty reflected most of the wishes of Metternich along with the desires of Austria. Prince Metternich’s desires were to restore the old pre- 1796 order the fact which represented within the terms of the Vienna Settlement. Metternich also wished to impose a conservative settlement which would crush the hopes of the liberals and nationalists within Italy and Europe. At this moment of time there was a very separate ‘Italy’. ‘Italy’ was divided into separate states
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Italy In Italy after World War 1 the economy and political environment became unstable. Mussolini had solidified his power across all of Italy through murder‚ blackmail‚ and slander campaigns against Italy’s press‚ politicians‚ and leftists. From 1925 on‚ Mussolini slowly gained more and more power until Italy became a totalitarian state enforced by a secret police organization. His dictatorship influenced fascist leaders who came on the scene later such as Adolf Hitler and Francisco Franco. In
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century. When the Renaissance began it was meant to be a re-birth of classical Greek and Roman Culture. This time was thought to be a bridge that connected the Middle Ages to the modern age of Europe. The Renaissance began as a cultural movement in Italy during the Late Middle Ages and later spread throughout Europe. As this new era in European history began a new intellectual basis became the norm. People began to live by a new version of humanism‚ which lead to a new way of thinking that affected
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did not want another influential country as its neighbour. To this effect the impressive quadrilateral of military bases were built in Italy and the Austrian Chancellor Metternich ensured that all revolutionary groups were suppressed through strict censorship and continuous espionage against their groups. This determination to use Austria’s might to keep Italy weak is demonstrated by her crushing without exemption of the 1831 uprisings in Modena and the Papal States when Austrian forces were very
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Southern Italy. Roughly 5 million immigrates arrived at Ellis Island during the time period of 1880 to 1920. The original homes of these Southern Italians was economically depressed and predominantly agricultural in comparison to the Northern Italian’s home‚ which were prosperous. The people who resided in the southern region of Italy were poor and worked as artisans‚ sharecroppers and farm laborers. Immigrating to the United State was a good decision‚ the people of the southern region of Italy were
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Abstract All European languages can be rooted back to the Latin vernacular. Latin was not a language that was easily written because there were so many dialects. The condition of Latin made Italian immerse. Writers of Italy played a key role in spreading the Italian language out into Europe. It became the first language to be written in a literary work. Dante Alighieri played a major role in the Italian language with his famous works. The thing that made Italian so popular was the use of printing
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Italy is a parliamentary‚ democratic republic with a multi-party system. The executive power is exercised collectively by the Council of Ministers‚ which is led by the Prime Minister (current Mario Monti). Legislative power is vested in the two houses of parliament primarily‚ and secondarily on the Council of Ministers‚ which can introduce bills and holds the majority in the parliament. The President is the head of state (current Giorgio Napolitano). At the moment‚ Italy is ruled by a
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Assignment No. 2 09 February 2013 History of Architecture II Renaissance Architecture in Italy Geographical Renaissance in Italy is best considered geographically under the three great distinctive cities of activities. Florence‚ Rome and Venice. Florence. One of the chief powers of Italy. A centrally situated city-state. The Florentines notonly exerted considerable influence over the whole of Tuscany but carried Renaissance architecture‚ which originated with them‚ much farther afield
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