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Imago Museum
Imago Museum is a modern and impressionist art museum in Pescara, Italy, inaugurated in 2021. Commissioned by the Pescarabruzzo Foundation, a foundation of banking origin that represents the historical continuation of the Banca Caripe, the museum is located in the premises of the former city headquarters of the Banco di Napoli, a rationalist building with three levels, acquired by the institution in 2013. Description Comprising about 1,200 m2, the museum is based in the former ''Palazzo dell' Banco di Napoli'', one of the prominent buildings of the city. Built in 1933 as a project by the engineer Camillo Guerra, the Palazzo is an example of rationalist architecture. Set with a rectangular plan, it presents on the external fronts arches with double ferrules and splayings on the windows; the total absence of decorative elements marks a clear sign of detachment from Art Nouveau architecture, prevalent in the city at the time. In Piazza Sacro Cuore, behind the museum, the work "Le F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pescara
Pescara (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label= Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 119,217 (2018) residents (and approximately 350,000 including the surrounding metropolitan area). Located on the Adriatic coast at the mouth of the Aterno-Pescara River, the present-day municipality was formed in 1927 joining the municipalities of the old Pescara fortress, the part of the city to the south of the river, and Castellamare Adriatico, the part of the city to the north of the river. The surrounding area was formed into the province of Pescara. The main commercial street of the city is Corso Umberto I, which runs between two squares, starting from ''Piazza della Repubblica'' and reaching the seacoast in ''Piazza Primo Maggio''. The rectangle that it forms with Corso Vittorio Emanuele II and Via Nicola Fabrizi is home of the main shopping district, enclosed in a dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
