2. Italian Architecture
⚫ Italy’s style of Architecture is very diverse and broad.
Until 1861 Italy was divided into several city-states.
Italy is well known for its achievements in architecture
,Including its domes, arches and other things during The
Roman Times.
3. Italian Architecture
⚫ They also found the Ronaissance architecture movement
in the late 1500’s to the 1700’s,and they are homeland
of Palladianism .It involved Neoclassical Architecture ,it
was also in Australia, Britain and America during the
1700’s to early 1900’s.
4. Italian Architecture
⚫ Italy has about 100,000 monuments such as The Leaning
Tower of Pisa and The Coliseum .Italy’s architecture was
influenced by the World, they were inspired by Andrea
Palladio. Ancient Roman architecture was similar to
Greek architecture around the 2nd Century
5. Italian Architecture
⚫ The Leaning Tower of Pisa took 344 years to be built
from 1173 to 1517.It has 8 floors, on the last floor there
is 7 bells. It officialy leaned in 1178 due to the sign
sinking into soft ground. The controution was stopped
twice due to war. The Architect was Bonnano Pisano.
6. Italian Architecture
⚫ The Colloseum was build in 72 A.D. It’s also know as
Colisemn and Flavian Amphiteatre.It could hold up to
50,000 to 80,000 people.It was used for: Animal Hunts
,Re-enactments of Battle, Mock Sea Battles and
Executions
7. Italian Architechture
⚫ Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy.Besides The
leaning Tower of Pisa, it has about over 20 historic
churches and loads of bridges across the River Arno.Pisa
has over 87,373 residents in it’s city. Most of it’s
architechture came from Italian marine republics.
8. Italian Architecture
⚫ The Pirelli Tower was built from 1955 to 1960, It’s 127
meters high. It was temporaraly the highest skyscraper
made of reinforced concrete in the world. On The 18th
of April 2002 at 17:48pm plane called Rockwell
Commander 112 crashed into the upped building of the
tower and killed the pilot in the plane and two other
people in the bulding.Sixty people were injured.
9. Italian Architecture
⚫ San Gimignano is a small medieval hill that’s walled. It’s
in the the provence of Siena, Tuscany. San Gimignano is
known as the Town of Five Towers .And Famous for it’s
medieval architecture. It’ flag means “Coat of Arms”
10. Italian Architecture
⚫ Manarola is a small town in Riomaggiore. It’s in the
province of La Spezia, Ligura in northern Italy .It’s the
2nd Smallest town of Cinque Terre. It’s the oldest of the
towns.The town is celebrated by is paintings by Antonio
Discovolo.
