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 -
Map of college electoral of Avezzano -
Map of Diocese of Avezzano -
Area of Avezzano and Marsica in Abruzzo -
Map of Marsica
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Views
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Aerial photo -
View from Mount Salviano -
The snow-covered city -
View from Mount Salviano -
Panoramic photo -
Avezzano as seen from Mount Salviano -
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 -
Secundary ogival portal -
Main portal -
View from left tower -
Particular of the architrave of the main portal -
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 -
Altar and pipe organ -
Interior of the cathedral -
Facade of the cathedral -
The Cathedral of St. Bartholomew and Risorgimento square -
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 -
View of the church -
Mosaic depicting Pope John Paul II in front of the church -
Facade of the church -
Facade of the church -
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 -
View of the church -
Interior of the church -
Latin inscription -
The side facade -
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 -
Sanctuary of the Madonna of Silence in Saint Francis -
Church of Madonna del Passo -
Church of Pope Saint Pius X -
Orthodox church of St. Joseph -
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 -
View of the fountain in backlight -
Particular of one of the sculptures -
Particular of one of the sculptures -
Particular of one of the inscriptions -
Particular of one of the inscriptions
Marsi stadium
[edit]Stadio dei Marsi 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 -
Pitch -
Pitch -
External view -
Pitch -
Pitch and stands
Marsi theater
[edit]Place of theatrical and cultural performances. It has about 800 seats
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Parterre -
Exterior view -
Scultura femminile in the audience (sculpture of Pasquale Di Fabio) -
Exterior view -
Gallery -
Exterior view
Places
[edit]Risorgimento square
[edit]The central city square
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Historic automobiles in Piazza Risorgimento -
Historic automobiles in Piazza Risorgimento -
Nocturnal view of the fountain in Piazza Risorgimento -
New fountain in piazza Risorgimento -
Piazza Risorgimento as seen from St. Bartholomew Cathedral -
Events in Piazza Risorgimento
Torlonia square
[edit]Tree-lined square of the city
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Memorial to Alessandro Torlonia -
Tree alley in Torlonia square -
Tree alley in Torlonia square -
View of Torlonia square -
Tree alley in Torlonia square -
Monument in Torlonia square
Villa Torlonia
[edit]Green area in the city center
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Facade of Torlonia palace -
Inside facade of the palace -
New palace -
Chalet -
The park -
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 -
Memorial of Monte Salviano -
War memorial to the fallen of WWI -
Information signs -
Il Crocione -
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 -
Tunnels of Claudio as seen from their external park -
Tunnels of Claudio -
Tunnels of Claudio -
Entrance of tunnels -
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.) -
Orsini-Colonna castle rebuilt in 3D before 1915 -
Project aqueduct of 1892 -
1811 map of Lake Fucino -
Lake Fucino and the Abruzzi Mountains (Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld's 1789 painting) -
View of the city of Avezzano on the banks of Lake Celano, Kingdom of Naples (Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld's 1789 painting)
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1915 Avezzano earthquake
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Aerial photo after the earthquake -
Ruins of the city -
Ruins of Orsini-Colonna castle -
Ruins of the city -
Ruins of Orsini-Colonna castle -
The only house in Avezzano left standing intact by the earthquake
