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Ex Jesuits' College
The ex Jesuits' College (in Italian language, Italian ''Collegio dei Gesuiti''comune.alcamo.tp.it, "Ex Collegio dei Gesuiti" ) is a building in the town centre of Alcamo (in the province of Trapani). Historical hints Its construction started in 1652, on a project by Dazio Agliata (thanks to the donation by the Jesuit Vincenzo Abbati), in order to promote the diffusion of the Christian religion, Christian faith, but it has never been completed. The building of the colonnade, instead, dates back to the following century. The only original document about this project was found at the National Library of Paris: in the planimetry there were foreseen four sides with an inner court, the terrace covering the colonnade which was to ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcamo
Alcamo (; scn, Àrcamu, italic=no) is the fourth-largest town and communes of Italy, commune of the Province of Trapani, Sicily, with a population of 44.925 inhabitants. It is on the borderline with the Metropolitan City of Palermo at a distance of about 50 kilometres from Palermo and Trapani. Nowadays the town territory includes an area of 130,79 square kilometres and is the second municipality as for population density in the province of Trapani, after Erice. Alcamo is bounded by the Tyrrhenian Sea on the north, Balestrate and Partinico on the east, Camporeale on the south and Calatafimi-Segesta and Castellammare del Golfo on the west. Its most important hamlet is Alcamo Marina at about 6 kilometres from the town centre. Together with other municipalities it takes part in the ''Associazione Città del Vino'', the movement ''Patto dei Sindaci'', ''Progetto Città dei Bambini'', ''Rete dei Comuni Solidali'' and ''Patto Territoriale Golfo di Castellammare''. Geography Terr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
