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New Italian Sites Added to UNESCO World Heritage List

by Natalie Aldern | Tue, 06/28/2011 - 03:22

Basilica di San SalvatoreSeven groups of monasteries, churches and fortresses throughout Italy have been designated World Heritage sites by the United Nation’s…

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Researchers Identify the World’s Most Photographed Monuments

by ITALY | Tue, 06/14/2011 - 09:08

Researchers at Cornell University in New York have undertaken a project to determine which world landmarks tourists photograph most often. The team parsed…

Culture

Pope John Paul Tribute Called 'Ugly'

by Natalie Aldern | Mon, 05/23/2011 - 06:18

A new sculpture of John Paul II has been revealed outside of Rome’s central train station and a disappointed Roman public is clattering to have it removed as…

Culture

Medvedev to oversee return of Bari's Russian church

by ITALY | Fri, 12/05/2008 - 07:00

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Italian counterpart Giorgio Napolitano will attend a ceremony to return a Russian orthodox church in the city of Bari…

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The three best places to view mosaic art in Ravenna

by Carla Passino | Thu, 09/04/2008 - 05:06

The austere façade of many of Ravenna’s early Christian buildings hide the golden richness of exquisite mosaics. Three in particular—the Galla Placidia…