Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Mantova, Italia 2

This is a detail of the Duomo of Mantova. It is at the right side of the Building. If I'm right the person depicted is Publius Virgilius Maro, aka Virgile who was born in the year 70 BC in Andes a village near Mantova, that was destroyed by Napoleon Bonaparte. The City is also known as the seat of the Gonzaga dukes. Verdi's opera Rigoletto was situated here

This is a view of an old street in Mantova near the centre of the town. The origin of Mantova is Etrusk and it existed in the Roman times. Mantova is one of the richest provinces of Italy.

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