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Campo dei Mori, Venice: statue of Antonio Rioba outside a grocery shop
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NOTES: Antonio Rioba was one of the Mastelli brothers, silk merchants from the Peloponnese who settled in Venice in the 12th century.
Worcester Cathedral: the central tower seen from derelict houses in the precincts of the cathedral
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NOTES: Construction on this cathedral began in 1084. The central tower was built in 1358-1374.
Ponte della Pietra over the River Adige, Verona
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NOTES: The bridge, partly Roman and partly medieval, was destroyed by retreating German troops in World War II and rebuilt in 1957 with original materials.
Waterfront bar cafe overlooking Lake Garda, Lazise
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NOTES: This image is one of many taken by Ivy de Wolfe, the pseudonym of Hazel de Cronin Hastings, of Italian subjects. Many of these appeared in the book 'The Italian Townscape' by Ivor de Wolfe (London: Architectural Press, 1963).