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"Parma Cathedral" is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Parma. It is an important Italian Romanesque cathedral: the dome, in particular, is decorated by a highly influential illusionistic fresco by Renaissance painter Antonio da Correggio.
The "Palazzo della Pilotta" is a complex of edifices located between Piazzale della Pace and the Lungoparma in the historical centre of Parma, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy. Its name derives from the game of pelota played at one time by Spanish soldiers stationed in Parma.
"Teatro Regio di Parma", originally constructed as the "Nuovo Teatro Ducale", is an opera house and opera company in Parma, Italy.
"Teatro Farnese" is a Renaissance theatre in the Palazzo della Pilotta, Parma, Italy. It was built in 1618 by Giovanni Battista Aleotti. The idea of creating this grand theater came from the Duke of Parma and Piacenza Ranuccio I Farnese. It was part of the complex of the Ducal Palace of Parma. The theatre was almost destroyed by an Allied air raid during World War II. It was rebuilt and reopened in 1962.
The "Citadel of Parma" is a pentagonal fortress located in Parma in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, built in the last years of the 16th century.
The "Shrine of Santa Maria della Steccata" is a Greek-cross design Renaissance church in central Parma, Italy. The name derives from the fence in the church. A Nursing Madonna is enshrined within, crowned on 27 May 1601 by a Marian devotee, Fray Giacomo di Forli of the Capuchin order. Pope Benedict XVI raised the Marian sanctuary to the status of Basilica minor on 9 February 2008.
The "Baptistery of Parma" is a religious edifice in Parma, northern Italy. Architecturally, the baptistery of Parma Cathedral marks a transition between the Romanesque and Gothic styles, and it is considered to be among the most important Medieval monuments in Europe.
The "Ducal Park," also simply known as "the garden" or "public garden," is a historic park in Parma covering 208,700 m², located in the Oltretorrente district near the Parma stream.
The "Galleria nazionale di Parma" is an art gallery in Parma, northern Italy.
"San Giovanni Evangelista" is a Mannerist-style, Roman Catholic church located on Piazzale San Giovanni, located just behind the apse of the Parma Cathedral, in the historic center of Parma, northern Italy. The buildings surrounding the piazza were also part of a former Benedictine convent. The church is notable for its Correggio frescoes.
The "Camera di San Paolo" or "Camera della Badessa" is a room in the former Monastery of San Paolo, in Parma, northern Italy. It is painted with frescoes by Correggio in the vault and over the fireplace.
The "Palazzo del Giardino" or "Palazzo Ducale del Giardino" is a historic palace in the Parco Ducale in Parma. It is not to be confused with the official Parma residence of Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma between Palazzo della Pilotta and Palazzo della Provincia in what is now known as piazzale della Pace - she also lived at the Ducal Palace of Colorno and in the Casino dei Boschi in Sala Baganza. The main Ducal Palace in Parma, the Palazzo della Pilotta and the Reinach Theater were all destroyed in an early morning air raid on 13 May 1944, carried out by the 465th Heavy Bombardment Group of the US Airforce, 781st Squadron, which dropped 9 GP bombs on the city centre.[http://465th.org#Summary Website of the bombing group, section “Missions”. The information on the number of bombs dropped comes from the diary of the squadron’s radio operator, James H. Kienitz][https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giacomo_Giacopelli_-_Veduta_Palazzo_Ducale_e_Pilotta.jpg#Summary Vedi un'immagine del palazzo]
The "Palazzo del Governatore" is a Baroque and Neoclassical palace in Parma, in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It occupies the entire northern side of the "Piazza Garibaldi" in the city center.
"Piazzale della Pace" is a public green area in the historic center of Parma, located along Strada Garibaldi next to the Palazzo della Pilotta.
"San Francesco del Prato" is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church, located on Piazzale San Francesco #4 in central Parma, Italy. In front stands the 15th-century Palazzo Cusani.
"San Martino di Bocci Monastery" was a Cistercian abbey in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The monastery, which is also incorrectly referred to as Certosa di Parma and is the subject of the famous novel The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal, should not be confused with the Trappist monastery Valserena in Guardistallo. It is located about 6 km north of Parma in the province of the same name, in the Paradigna district near the road to Colorno.
The "Auditorium Niccolò Paganini" is located in the city of Parma and is dedicated to Maestro Niccolò Paganini, who was called to Parma by Duchess Maria Luisa to lead the activities of the Ducal Orchestra. Every year, the concert season of the Teatro Regio is organized here. The Arturo Toscanini Philharmonic also uses the Auditorium Paganini for its concert activities.
The "Biblioteca Palatina" or "Palatina Library" was established in 1761 in the city of Parma by Philip Bourbon, Duke of Parma. It is one of the cultural institutions located in the Palazzo della Pilotta complex in the center of Parma. The Palatina Library was named after Apollus Palatinus.
The "Santissima Annunziata", also called the "Basilica del Paradiso", is a Renaissance style, Roman Catholic church and convent located on Via Massimo D'Azeglio in Parma, Italy.
The "Palazzo Dalla Rosa Prati" is a Neoclassical palace located in the historic center of Parma in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It is situated at "Strada al Duomo 7" next to the Baptistery of San Giovanni at "Piazza Duomo." Today, it houses several offices, a private apartment, and a luxury residence.
The "Conservatorio di Musica Arrigo Boito", better known in English as the "Parma Conservatory", is a music conservatory in Parma, Italy. It was originally established as the "Regia Scuola di Canto", a school for singing in 1819 by Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, and expanded into a conservatory of music in 1825. In 1840 instrumental music instruction began, followed by the addition of music composition, conducting, and other musical studies.
The "Center for Studies and Archives of Communication" is a research center at the University of Parma founded by Professor Carlo Arturo Quintavalle in 1968. From its early years, the activity has been aimed at establishing a collection of archives in art, photography, architecture, design, fashion, and graphics, organizing exhibitions, and publishing catalogs.
The "Arch of San Lazzaro" is a triumphal arch that stands just outside and east of the city of Parma, Region of Emilia-Romagna. It was constructed in 1628 under the designs of Giovanni Battista Magnani to celebrate the arrival to the city of Margherita de’ Medici, the new wife of the then Duke Odoardo Farnese. At the time of its construction, the panels of the arch were painted by Pomponio Amidano with historical tableaus, depicting
The "Palazzo Marchi" is a neoclassical palace in Parma, in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It is located at "Strada della Repubblica 57" and is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the city.
The "Stuard Art Gallery" in Parma, housed since 2002 in a wing of the ancient Benedictine monastery of San Paolo, is named after the benefactor and collector Giuseppe Stuard, who is responsible for the initial core of the museum's art collections.
The "Pons Lapidis," also known as the "Roman Bridge" or "Theodoric's Bridge," is a Roman-era bridge, the remains of which are partially visible in the underpass of Mazzini Street in Parma, next to Ghiaia Square.
The "Birthplace of Arturo Toscanini" is located at "Borgo Rudolfo Tanzi 13" in the "Oltretorrente" district of the city of Parma in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. The famous conductor and orchestra leader was born there on March 25, 1867.
The "Fontana del Trianon" is a monumental fountain with Baroque shapes located on the islet in the center of the fish pond in the Ducal Park of Parma.
The "Museo Lombardi" is a museum displaying an eclectic collection of 19th-century art and cultural works from Parma. It is located in the Palazzo di Riserva on Strada Garibaldi #5 in central Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
"San Sepolcro" is a Roman Catholic church in central Parma, Italy.
The "Casinetto Petitot," also simply known as "Petitot," is a small, Neoclassical townhouse located in the middle of the "Piazzale Risorgimento" in Parma, in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It is considered one of the first Italian cafés.
The "monument to Giuseppe Verdi" is a work in granite and bronze located in Piazzale della Pace in Parma.
"Santa Croce" is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church, located on the piazza of the same name, along via Emilia in the quartiere of Oltretorrente of Parma, Region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
"San Vitale" is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic church located in central Parma, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy. it stands just east of the Palazzo del Comune and Piazza Garibaldi.
"Santa Cristina" is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church located on via Repubblica in Parma, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
The "Church of Saint Roch " is a late-Baroque style, Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Roch located in Parma, Italy.
The "Partisan Monument," dedicated to the partisan struggle, is located in Parma in Piazzale della Pace. It is the work of sculptor Marino Mazzacurati and architect Guglielmo Lusignoli.
The "Palazzo del Comune" is a Renaissance palace, originally from the 13th century, located in Parma in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It is situated in the city center at the southeast corner of "Piazza Garibaldi" and houses the city administration.
The "puppet castle" is a museum in Parma where puppets, marionettes, and other stage objects are displayed.
The "National Archaeological Museum of Parma" was founded in 1760 as the "Ducale Museo d’antichità" in Parma, making it one of the oldest archaeological collections in the world.
The church of "Sant'Antonio Abate" is located in Parma, Italy.
"Santa Maria del Quartiere" is a Baroque-style church in the quarter of the Oltretorrente of the city of Parma, Italy.
The "Casa del Suono" is a museum in Parma, dedicated to the history and evolution of instruments for reproducing and transmitting sounds.
"San Pietro" or "San Pietro Apostolo" is a Neoclassic-style, Roman Catholic church located on Piazza Garibaldi in Parma.
The "Antica Spezieria di San Giovanni" is a former historic pharmacy, now converted into a museum, located at Borgo Pipa 1/a in Parma, within the Abbey of San Giovanni Evangelista.
"San Paolo" is a former convent in central Parma, Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. It is best known for housing the "Camera di San Paolo", decorated by a masterpiece of fresco work by Correggio.
"Piazza Ghiaia" is a square in the historic center of Parma, designated as a city market since the 13th century.
The "Diocesan Museum" of Parma was inaugurated in March 2003, following a long restoration that involved the Bishop's Palace, where the exhibition route is now located in the basement. This has allowed for the arrangement of archaeological finds and works of art from the Cathedral, the Baptistery, and the diocesan territory.
The "monument to Hercules and Antaeus," also known as "I du brasè," is a 17th-century bronze monument, now located in the center of the courtyard of Palazzo Cusani in Parma; a copy of it can be found in a niche of the city hall building.
The "Palazzo del Podestà" is a late Romanesque palace in the historic center of Parma in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It is located on the south side of "Piazza Garibaldi," adjacent to the Palazzo del Comune.
The "Palazzo di Riserva", also known as the "Palazzo delle Poste" because for long it hosted the offices of the Postal Service, is a Neoclassical-style palace in central Parma, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy. The large structure now hosts the Museo Glauco Lombardi displaying collections from 19th-century Parma, as well as offices of the postal service, the provincial forestry service, a literary club, and several shops. It has been much altered over the years.
"Santa Lucia" is a Baroque-style Roman Catholic church located on Strada Cavour in central Parma, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy.
The "Palazzetto Eucherio Sanvitale," also known as "Casino di Codiponte" or "Casino degli Umiliati," is a small palace from the 16th century in Parma, in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It is located at "Parco Ducale 27a."
The "Accademia di Belle Arti di Parma" is an artistic institution in the city of Parma, Italy. It is presently located in a wing of the Palazzo della Pilotta in the center of the city.
"Santa Maria degli Angeli" is a church in central Parma. It is also called "Santa Maria dell'Addolorata" or " Santa Maria del Bambin Gesù".
The "Church of the Most Holy Trinity," known as "Trinità Vecchia" to distinguish it from the homonymous oratory of the Rossi, is a Catholic place of worship with Baroque architecture, located at Borgo della Trinità 5 in Parma, in the province and diocese of Parma.
The "Villa Levi-Tedeschi" is a Neoclassical country house located south of the Via Emilia Ovest in the "Crocetta" district of the city of Parma in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna.
The "Palazzo Tirelli" is a Renaissance palace in the historic center of Parma in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It is one of the few remaining examples of noble palaces from the Early Renaissance in the city that show Lombard influence. It is located at "Borgo San Vitale 6".
The "Villa Paganini," also known as "Villa Gaione," is a Neoclassical country house set in a large English landscape garden located at "Strada Gaione 31" in "Gaione," a district of Parma in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It is the seat of the "Istituto San Giovanni Battista."
The "Tempietto d'Arcadia" is a small circular temple in the form of a ruin located in the Ducal Park in Parma.
The "Villa Malenchini" is a Baroque country house from the 16th century located in the "Carignano" district of the city of Parma in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It is situated on "Strada Cava" in "Vigatto."
The "Palazzo Pallavicino" is a Baroque palace in Parma, in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It is located at "Piazzale Santafiora 7". The regional administrative court of Emilia-Romagna is based there, which decides on administrative matters concerning the provinces of Parma, Piacenza, Reggio nell’Emilia, and Modena.
"Fondazione Teatro Due" is a permanent theater located in the city of Parma, home to the Parma Theater Festival.
The "Palazzo Vescovile" is a Romanesque-style palace located in the historic center of Parma in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It is situated at "Piazza Duomo 1" opposite the cathedral and houses the seat of the Diocese of Parma and the Diocesan Museum.
The "Orto Botanico di Parma", also known as the "Orto Botanico dell'Università di Parma", is a botanical garden maintained by the University of Parma. It is located on the Viale Martiri della Libertà, Parma, Italy, and open daily without charge.
The "Torrione di Baganzola," also known as "Torrione Valeri," is a late medieval tower located in the "Baganzola" district of the city of Parma in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It is situated at "Via Ferdinando Santi 3."
The "Palazzo Carmi" is a Neoclassical palace from the 1830s in Parma, in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It is located at "Strada Farini 43."
The "Palazzo Tarasconi," also known as "Palazzo Soragna Tarasconi," is a Renaissance palace located in the historic center of Parma in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It is situated at "Strada Farini 37."
The "Palazzo Sanvitale" is a palace located on Piazzale Sanvitale #1 in central Parma, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The palace now houses a museum.
"Santa Teresa del Bambin Gesù", also known as the "Chiesa della Trinità Nuova", is a Roman Catholic parish church located on Strada Garibaldi 28 in Parma, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy. This building was once was the "Oratory dei Trinità Rossi".
The "Palazzo Imperiale dell’Arena," also known as the "Collegio Maria Luigia," is a neoclassical palace in Parma, in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It is located at "Borgo Lalatta 14" and houses the historic "Convitto Nazionale Maria Luigia," which includes an elementary school, a secondary school, and three high schools: a classical branch, a scientific branch, and a classical-European branch.
The "Oratory of the Conception of the Virgin Mary," also known as the "Oratory of Santa Maria Immacolata," is a Catholic place of worship with Baroque features, located on Via Paradigna in Paradigna, a district of Parma, in the province and diocese of Parma.
"Sant'Alessandro" is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church located on in via Garibaldi #14 in central Parma, Italy. The facade of the church faces the church of the Steccata.
The "Casa Madre dei Missionari Saveriani" is a neo-Romanesque building located at "Viale San Martino 8" in Parma, in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It houses the Guido Maria Conforti Chapel, the "Museo d’arte cinese ed etnografico," and the "Biblioteca Saveriana Conforti."
The church of "Sant'Uldarico" is located on Farini Street in Parma.
The "Synagogue" in Parma, a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, was built in 1866. The synagogue is located at Vicolo Fratelli Cervi 4, near Piazza Garibaldi.
The "Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Parma e Monte di Credito su Pegno di Busseto", known as "Fondazione Cariparma", is an Italian banking foundation and former bank that spin off its banking activities in 1991. The foundation currently is a minority shareholder of Crédit Agricole Cariparma.
The "Church of San Leonardo" is a Catholic place of worship with Neo-Byzantine forms, located at Via San Leonardo 11 in Parma, in the province and diocese of Parma; the building gives its name to the neighborhood in which it stands. Derived from an ancient oratory in an "extra moenia" position, the building was rebuilt in Neo-Byzantine style in the first half of the 20th century.
The "Porta San Francesco" is a surviving Renaissance city gate of the destroyed city walls of Parma; it is flanked since 1866 by the neoclassical "barriera Bixio," located at the end of the street of the same name in the Oltretorrente district.
The "Museum of Chinese and Ethnographic Art" is located at Viale San Martino 8 in Parma, within the headquarters of the Saverian Missionaries.
The "Villa Meli Lupi di Soragna-Tarasconi," also known as "Villa Toccoli," is a neo-baroque country house set in a 10-hectare English landscape garden in the "Vigatto" district of the city of Parma in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It is located at "Strada Martinella 326." The estate also includes another building in neo-Gothic style, originally called "Casa Magawly-Cerati," which is now simply referred to as "Il Palazzo."
"Santa Caterina d'Alessandria" is a Roman Catholic church located in the borgo Santa Caterina of the city of Parma, Italy
The "Church of San Pietro Martire" was a Dominican Catholic place of worship in Parma; located adjacent to the Ducal Palace, it was demolished in 1813.
The "Church of Santa Maria del Tempio," also known as "Santa Maria della Pace" or "Santa Maria Maddalena," is a deconsecrated Catholic place of worship in Renaissance style, located at Borgo Santa Caterina 1, at the corner with Strada Nino Bixio, in Parma, in the province of the same name.
The "San Quintino" is a Renaissance style, Roman Catholic church located at Strada XXII Luglio number 21, near the intersection with Borgo Scacchini, in Parma, Italy.
The "Museum of the Constantinian Order of Saint George," more commonly known as the "Constantinian Museum of the Steccata," is located at Via Dante Alighieri 8/a in Parma, within the Basilica of Santa Maria della Steccata.
The "Church of Santa Maria del Carmelo," or "of the Nativity" or "of the Carmelites of the Ancient Observance" Felice da Mareto, "Churches and Convents of Parma," Deputazione di Storia Patria per le Province Parmensi, Parma 1978, is a Catholic place of worship that has been deconsecrated and features Gothic forms. It is located on Via Eleonora Duse, near Lungoparma, in Parma, in the eponymous province. Built at the end of the 13th century for the Carmelite friars, it was used in various ways after the Napoleonic suppression of convents decided in 1810. However, careless subsequent restorations led to the collapse of the façade and the first three bays; finally restored, since 2008 it has been home to the "Auditorium del Carmine," annexed to the adjacent Conservatorio di Parma.
The "Palazzo dell’Università," also known as the "Palazzo Centrale," is a palace in the serious style of the Counter-Reformation located in the historic center of Parma in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It is situated at "Strada dell’Università 12" and houses the headquarters of the University of Parma. There, you will find the rectorate, the large auditorium, administrative offices, parts of the law faculty, and the main headquarters of the natural history museum of Parma.
The "Castello di Panocchia" is a late medieval lowland castle next to the church "San Donnino" in "Panocchia," a district of Parma in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It is located at "Via Campana 8."
The "Palazzo Giordani" is an Art Nouveau palace in Parma, in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It is located at "Stradone Martiri della Libertà 15," not far from the monumental entrance to the Citadel, and serves as the administrative seat of the Province of Parma.
The "Palazzo Rangoni Farnese" is a Baroque palace in the historic center of Parma in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It is located at "Strada della Repubblica 39" and houses the Prefecture of the Province of Parma.
The "Oratory of Santa Maria delle Grazie", sometimes called a church, is a Baroque religious edifice in central Parma.