Torre della Ghirlandina, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 12 relations: Bologna, Campione d'Italia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Mimmo Paladino, Modena, Modena Cathedral, Pavia, Province of Modena, Renaissance, Varese, War of the Bucket.

2. Bell towers in Italy
3. Buildings and structures completed in 1179
4. Buildings and structures in Modena

Bologna

Bologna (Bulåggna; Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region, in northern Italy.

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Campione d'Italia

Campione d'Italia (Italian pronunciation: kamˈpjoːne diˈtaːlja, lit. Champion of Italy), (Comasco: Campiùn) is a comune of the Province of Como in the Lombardy region of Italy and an enclave surrounded by the Swiss canton of Ticino.

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Emilia-Romagna

Emilia-Romagna (both also;; Emégglia-Rumâgna or Emîlia-Rumâgna; Emélia-Rumâgna) is an administrative region of northern Italy, comprising the historical regions of Emilia and Romagna.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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Mimmo Paladino

Mimmo Paladino (born in Paduli on 18 December 1948) is an Italian sculptor, painter and printmaker.

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Modena

Modena (Mòdna; Mutna; Mutina) is a city and comune (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. Torre della Ghirlandina and Modena are World Heritage Sites in Italy.

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Modena Cathedral

Modena Cathedral (Cattedrale Metropolitana di Santa Maria Assunta e San Geminiano but colloquially known as simply Duomo di Modena) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Modena, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Saint Geminianus. Torre della Ghirlandina and Modena Cathedral are World Heritage Sites in Italy.

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Pavia

Pavia (Ticinum; Papia) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, in Northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino near its confluence with the Po.

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Province of Modena

The province of Modena (provincia di Modena) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.

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Renaissance

The Renaissance is a period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries.

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Varese

Varese (or; Varés; Baretium; archaic Väris) is a city and comune in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan.

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War of the Bucket

The War of the Bucket or the War of the Oaken Bucket was fought in 1325 between the rival city-states of Bologna and Modena.

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See also

Bell towers in Italy

• Bell tower of the Gaeta Cathedral
• Civic Tower (Castel Goffredo)
• Giotto's Campanile
• Leaning Tower of Pisa
• San Giorgio dei Greci
• St Mark's Campanile
• Torrazzo of Cremona
• Torre Troyana
• Torre della Ghirlandina

Buildings and structures completed in 1179

• Haburman Bridge
• Torre della Ghirlandina

Buildings and structures in Modena

• Biblioteca Estense
• Ducal Palace of Modena
• Galleria Estense
• Modena railway station
• Orto Botanico dell'Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
• Osteria Francescana
• PalaPanini
• Palazzo Santa Margherita
• Stadio Alberto Braglia
• Teatro Comunale Modena
• Torre della Ghirlandina
• University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_della_Ghirlandina

Also known as Ghirlandina, Ghirlandina tower, Torre Civica.