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San Nicolò All'Arena, Verona
San Nicolò all'Arena is a Roman Catholic parish church in the historic centre of Verona, Italy dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It is located close to the Verona Arena, Arena, a well-preserved 1st century AD Roman amphitheatre. The present Baroque architecture, Baroque building was constructed between 1627 and 1683 on the site of an earlier Romanesque architecture, Romanesque church which had existed since the 12th century or earlier. The church's façade remained incomplete until the Neoclassical architecture, neoclassical façade of the church of San Sebastiano, Verona, San Sebastiano was relocated to San Nicolò in the 1950s, after the former church was destroyed during World War II. History The earliest known reference to San Nicolò all'Arena dates back to the 12th century, when a Romanesque architecture, Romanesque church known as ''San Nicholai de Buchadarena'' stood on its site. The building got its name from its proximity to the Roman Verona Arena, Arena, and it is believed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verona
Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Northern Italy, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city Comune, municipality in the region and the second largest in northeastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona covers an area of and has a population of 714,310 inhabitants. It is one of the main tourist destinations in northern Italy because of its artistic heritage and several annual fairs and shows as well as the Opera, opera season in the Verona Arena, Arena, an ancient Ancient Rome, Roman Amphitheatre, amphitheater. Between the 13th and 14th century the city was ruled by the Scaliger, della Scala Family. Under the rule of the family, in particular of Cangrande I della Scala, the city experienced great prosperity, becoming rich and powerful and being surrounded by new walls. The Della Scala era is survived in numerous monuments around Verona. Two of William Shakespeare's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
