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Thursday, December 28, 2017

GARIBALDI BRIDGE

PONTE GARIBALDI
1884/88 Angelo Vescovali (1826/95)
The original two-bay bridge in metal, resting on a central pylon and two shoulders covered with travertine, was enlarged and rebuilt in concrete in the years 1955/57 by the engineer and mathematician from Trieste Giulio Krall (1901/71)
It is 120.40 m (395 feet) long
The first name was PONTE ALLA REGOLA (Bridge of the Regola district) but it was later dedicated to Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807/22) of whom are mentioned eight battles he won in the markings on the “Four Pillars” on the ends of the bridge

Thursday, October 6, 2016

PALACE OF THE MINISTRY OF PARDON AND JUSTICE

PALAZZO DEL MINISTERO DI GRAZIA E GIUSTIZIA

1913/24 Pio Piacentini (1846/1928), who in 1932 also designed the expansion of the rear wing with the extra floor
It is also known as PALAZZO PIACENTINI
Specialized juridical library with about 250,000 volumes