Where to travel, travel and route planner » two towers http://www.dankuna.com/blog Best travel, maps, GPS, weather, images, cheap hotels Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:15:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Towers of Bologna, Bologna http://www.dankuna.com/blog/towers-of-bologna-bologna.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=towers-of-bologna-bologna http://www.dankuna.com/blog/towers-of-bologna-bologna.html#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:53:41 +0000 gps http://www.dankuna.com/blog/?p=2523 [...]]]>
Towers of Bologna, Bologna

Towers of Bologna


The towers of Bologna, a group of medieval structures in Bologna, Italy. Two more prominent, also called the are the sign of the city. Between the 12th and the thirteenth century, the number of towers in the city was very high, possibly up to 180 (see also below). The reasons for building as many towers are not clear. One hypothesis is that the richest families used for purposes offensive / defensive during the investiture controversy. The , both of which are inclined, they are the symbol of the city. They are located at the intersection of roads leading to the five doors of the old wall of the ring (torresotti dei Mura). The highest is called the tower Asinelli while smaller but more inclined called Garisenda. Their names derive from families that are traditionally given credit for its construction between 1109 and 1119. However, the scarcity of documents from this early period makes this really something uncertain. The family name of Asinelli, for example, documented for the first time really only in 1185, almost 70 years after the presumed construction of the tower is attributed to them. vacations.
Bologna GPS travel destinations: 44° 29′ 39.48″ N, 11° 20′ 47.4″ E

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Puebla Cathedral, Puebla
The cathedral’s bishop is Rosendo Huesca. The cathedral is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception. Construction of the cathedral began in November 1575, the architect being . Construction was stopped in 1626, and was subsequently restarted in 1640 when the bishop of Puebla, Juan de Palafox, was ordered by the king to finish it. It was mostly completed eight years after. On April 18, 1649, the temple was consecrated in honor of the Virgin Mary. It was not entirely completed until 1690. The front façade was built out of a black canther, and it has , the tallest in Mexico, one of which has no bells. According to legend, an underground river passes under that tower and if bells were placed in it, the tower would collapse. . GPS Puebla Cathedral, Puebla GPS coordinates: 19° 3′ 5″ N, 98° 13′ 4″ W

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