Restoration was undertaken to rescue the exterior elevations and the spacious interiors. In addition to material and mapping of dilapidation, an extensive campaign of stratigraphic investigation and preliminary tests for the …
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Constructed along the Via Francigena, opposite the cathedral of Santa Maria della Scala, this was one of the first European examples of a hospital as we understand the word “hospital” …
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The Compagnia della Madonna was already operating in Siena in the thirteenth century in a chapel in the basement of the Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala, opposite the Duomo. This …
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The Italian Embassy in Moscow is located in Denezhnij Pereulok, near Arbat Street in one of the historic districts of Moscow. Known as the Palace or Villa Berg, the imposing structure …
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In 1710 the future wife of Emperor Peter the Great, Cathrine Alekseyevna was shown the site where the magnificent building that still bears her name now stands. From 1718 onwards …
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Palazzo Strozzi Sacrati was built where ancient houses of the Bischeri family once stood. (This family had also owned houses next to the Duomo and when, in thirteenth century, the …
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Villa Versace, Villa Fontanelle was built in the early part of 1800s by the English Lord William Curie. He acquired a former stone quarry “moltrasina” and began a building project …
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Palazzo Brambilla Carminati dates back to 1789, designed by Leopold Pollack, commissioned by Cesare Carminati, and property of the Carminati family de’ Brambilla. The large complex has the strict form and …
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Historical classification of the Monumental Complex Work on the restoration and renovation of n. 7-9 in Via G. Capponi, Florence, had a long gestation period not only because of the …
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METHODOLOGY CRITERIOR OF INTERVENTION FOR RESTORATION The restoration of external and internal decorations of Villa Fabbri in Florence opened the way to gaining greater knowledge of the history and state …
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