Avezzano
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Avezzano is a municipality in the province of L'Aquila in the Italian region Abruzzo.
Emblems
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Coat of arms of Avezzano
Maps
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Map of comune of Avezzano
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Map of college electoral of Avezzano
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Map of Diocese of Avezzano
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Area of Avezzano and Marsica in Abruzzo
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Map of Marsica
Views
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Aerial photo
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View from Mount Salviano
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The snow-covered city
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View from Mount Salviano
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Panoramic photo
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Avezzano as seen from Mount Salviano
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Avezzano as seen from Mount Salviano
Buildings and monuments
[edit]Public Buildings
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Orsini-Colonna castle
[edit]Orsini-Colonna castle was built in 1490; seriously damaged by the 1915 earthquake, was then restored in the 1990s. Is seat of various conferences and events
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Front view of the Castle
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Secundary ogival portal
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Main portal
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View from left tower
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Particular of the architrave of the main portal
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Inscription above the ogival portal
The Cathedral of St. Bartholomew
[edit]The St. Bartholomew's Cathedral was built in 1942; the original church was destroyed by the 1915 earthquake, rebuilt in another area of the new city
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The Cathedral of St. Bartholomew and Risorgimento square
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Altar and pipe organ
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Interior of the cathedral
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Facade of the cathedral
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The Cathedral of St. Bartholomew and Risorgimento square
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Church tower
Sanctuary of Madonna di Pietraquaria
[edit]Madonna di Pietraquaria church was originally built in the XVII century, even if it has been restored several times. It is located on the top of Mount Salviano
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The church
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View of the church
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Mosaic depicting Pope John Paul II in front of the church
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Facade of the church
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Facade of the church
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Interior of the church
Church of Saint John the Baptist
[edit]The church of St. John the Baptist was built in the fourteenth century; almost completely destroyed by the 1915 earthquake, it was rebuilt around 1930
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The church of St. John the Baptist
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View of the church
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Interior of the church
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Latin inscription
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The side facade
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View of the church
The other churches
[edit]In the city there are other churches built after the earthquake of 1915
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Facade of the church of Saint Roch
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Sanctuary of the Madonna of Silence in Saint Francis
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Church of Madonna del Passo
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Church of Pope Saint Pius X
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Orthodox church of St. Joseph
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Church of Holy Trinity
Fountain in Piazza Torlonia
[edit]The fountain in Piazza Torlonia was built in 1899 by Anna Maria and Giulio Torlonia
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View of the fountain
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View of the fountain in backlight
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Particular of one of the sculptures
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Particular of one of the sculptures
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Particular of one of the inscriptions
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Particular of one of the inscriptions
Marsi stadium
[edit]Stadio dei Marsi-Sandro Cimarra is a sports venue used primarily for association football matches; it has a capacity of nearly 3 500 seats
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Pitch and stands
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Pitch
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Pitch
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External view
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Pitch
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Pitch and stands
Marsi theater
[edit]Place of theatrical and cultural performances. It has about 800 seats
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Parterre
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Exterior view
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Scultura femminile in the audience (sculpture of Pasquale Di Fabio)
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Exterior view
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Gallery
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Exterior view
Places
[edit]Risorgimento square
[edit]The central city square
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Historic automobiles in Piazza Risorgimento
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Historic automobiles in Piazza Risorgimento
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Nocturnal view of the fountain in Piazza Risorgimento
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New fountain in piazza Risorgimento
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Piazza Risorgimento as seen from St. Bartholomew Cathedral
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Events in Piazza Risorgimento
Torlonia square
[edit]Tree-lined square of the city
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Memorial to Alessandro Torlonia
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Tree alley in Torlonia square
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Tree alley in Torlonia square
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View of Torlonia square
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Tree alley in Torlonia square
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Monument in Torlonia square
Villa Torlonia
[edit]Green area in the city center
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Facade of Torlonia palace
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Inside facade of the palace
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New palace
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Chalet
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The park
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Cave of the prince
Mount Salviano
[edit]Mount Salviano is a 1 000 metres high mountain located in the Comune of Avezzano. It hosts the church of Madonna di Pietraquaria, and is crossed by a road and by a footpath along which are located the Stations of the Cross (Via Crucis)
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Mount Salviano as seen from the trail of the Marsi
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Memorial of Monte Salviano
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War memorial to the fallen of WWI
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Information signs
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Il Crocione
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Memorial of the 1915 earthquake
Tunnels of Claudio
[edit]Tunnels made by Emperor Claudius in the first century A.D. to drain the lake Fucino
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Tunnels of Claudio as seen from their external park
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Tunnels of Claudio as seen from their external park
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Tunnels of Claudio
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Tunnels of Claudio
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Entrance of tunnels
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Park of Tunnels of Claudio
Historical images
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Print castle Orsini-Colonna nineteenth century (Giuseppe Barberis, woodcut, Le Cento Città d'Italia, 1890.)
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Orsini-Colonna castle rebuilt in 3D before 1915
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Project aqueduct of 1892
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1811 map of Lake Fucino
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Lake Fucino and the Abruzzi Mountains (Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld's 1789 painting)
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View of the city of Avezzano on the banks of Lake Celano, Kingdom of Naples (Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld's 1789 painting)
1915 Avezzano earthquake
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Aerial photo after the earthquake
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Ruins of the city
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Ruins of Orsini-Colonna castle
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Ruins of the city
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Ruins of Orsini-Colonna castle
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The only house in Avezzano left standing intact by the earthquake
