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Landmark Attractions In Orvieto

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Orvieto is a city and comune in the Province of Terni, southwestern Umbria, Italy situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff. The city rises dramatically above the almost-vertical faces of tuff cliffs that are completed by defensive walls built of the same stone called Tufa.
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  • 1. Pozzo di San Patrizio Orvieto
    The Pozzo di San Patrizio is a historic well in Orvieto, Umbria, central Italy. It was built by architect-engineer Antonio da Sangallo the Younger of Florence, between 1527 and 1537, at the behest of Pope Clement VII who had taken refuge at Orvieto during the sack of Rome in 1527 by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, and feared that the city's water supply would be insufficient in the event of a siege. The well was completed in 1537 during the papacy of Pope Paul III. The name was inspired by medieval legends that St. Patrick's Purgatory in Ireland gave access down to Purgatory, indicating something very deep. The architect-engineer Antonio da Sangallo the Younger surrounded the central well shaft with two spiral ramps in a double helix, accessed by two doors, which allowed mules to carry e...
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  • 2. Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo Orvieto
    Palazzo dei Papi is a palace in Viterbo, northern Latium, Italy. It is one of the most important monuments in the city, situated alongside the Duomo di Viterbo. The Papal Curia was removed to Viterbo in 1257 by Alexander IV, due to the hostility of the Roman commune and constant urban violence: the former bishop's palace of Viterbo was enlarged to provide the Popes with an adequate residence. The construction, commissioned by the Capitano del popolo Raniero Gatti, provided a great audience hall communicating with a loggia raised on a barrel vault above the city street. It was completed probably around 1266. The massive façade, facing the central piazza San Lorenzo which is dominated by the Duomo, is approached by a wide staircase completed in 1267. The top of the palace walls is decorated...
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  • 3. Verdirosi Orvieto
    Umberto Verdirosi is a painter, actor, sculptor and poet who was born in Piedmont in northern Italy. He lives in Rome where he has his studio, and another one in Orvieto. His father was a Sicilian and his mother came from Veneto. After his classical education he spent his youth in various theatre companies. At 20 he formed a tent theatre with his own company, which he led until 1968 when he stopped dedicating himself to theatre and production and decided to devote his life to painting and sculpting. His works can be found all over Europe and in the United States, from Canada to Florida, and in New Zealand and Australia. He has exhibited at the Export Art in New York, in Miami and Sarasota and in most Italian cities. Alongside his studios he has permanent exhibitions in Rome and Orvieto. He...
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  • 4. Stazione Ferroviaria di Orvieto Orvieto
    Roma Termini is the main railway station of Rome, Italy. It is named after the district of the same name, which in turn took its name from ancient Baths of Diocletian , which lie across the street from the main entrance.
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