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  • Italian Bedroom, also called King's Bedroom or Louis XIV Bedroom, with an Italian style fresco of Aurora or Dawn, 1679, by Thomas Blanchet, on the ceiling, at the Chateau de la Chaize, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Francois de la Chaise, and built 1674-76, at Odenas, Rhone, France. The 400 hectare estate boasts gardens by Le Notre and Beaujolais vineyards planted in the 18th century. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Italian Bedroom, also called King's Bedroom or Louis XIV Bedroom, with an Italian style fresco of Aurora or Dawn, 1679, by Thomas Blanchet, on the ceiling, at the Chateau de la Chaize, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Francois de la Chaise, and built 1674-76, at Odenas, Rhone, France. The 400 hectare estate boasts gardens by Le Notre and Beaujolais vineyards planted in the 18th century. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Room of Italian Unity, celebrating the union of Venice with the kingdom of Italy, in the Royal Rooms, used by Victor Emmanuel II, king of Italy, in the Royal Palace of Venice, now the Correr Museum, on the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Veneto, Italy. The Napoleonic wing was built 1807-13 designed by Giovanni Antonio Antolini and Giuseppe Maria Soli and was used by Napoleon until 1814, the Emperor of Austria until 1866 and the king of Italy until 1919, and restored 2000-22. The historic centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aurora, or Dawn, allegorical fresco, 1679, by Thomas Blanchet, on the ceiling of the Italian Bedroom, also called King's Bedroom or Louis XIV Bedroom, at the Chateau de la Chaize, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Francois de la Chaise, and built 1674-76, at Odenas, Rhone, France. The 400 hectare estate boasts gardens by Le Notre and Beaujolais vineyards planted in the 18th century. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Frescoed ceiling reflected in a mirror, in the Italian Bedroom, also called King's Bedroom or Louis XIV Bedroom, at the Chateau de la Chaize, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Francois de la Chaise, and built 1674-76, at Odenas, Rhone, France. The 400 hectare estate boasts gardens by Le Notre and Beaujolais vineyards planted in the 18th century. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cyrus, frescoed medallion (1 of 4), on the ceiling of the Italian Bedroom, also called King's Bedroom or Louis XIV Bedroom, at the Chateau de la Chaize, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Francois de la Chaise, and built 1674-76, at Odenas, Rhone, France. The 400 hectare estate boasts gardens by Le Notre and Beaujolais vineyards planted in the 18th century. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cyrus, frescoed medallion (1 of 4), on the ceiling of the Italian Bedroom, also called King's Bedroom or Louis XIV Bedroom, at the Chateau de la Chaize, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Francois de la Chaise, and built 1674-76, at Odenas, Rhone, France. The 400 hectare estate boasts gardens by Le Notre and Beaujolais vineyards planted in the 18th century. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Former headquarters of the Italian Communist Party, in the Garibaldi district of Venice, Italy, The building is now a private bar. On the wall is a street altar with a painting of Jesus Christ. Photographed on 28th October 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ignudi, male nudes painted in the style of Michelangelo, on the frescoed ceiling of the Italian Bedroom, also called King's Bedroom or Louis XIV Bedroom, at the Chateau de la Chaize, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Francois de la Chaise, and built 1674-76, at Odenas, Rhone, France. The 400 hectare estate boasts gardens by Le Notre and Beaujolais vineyards planted in the 18th century. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ignudi, male nudes painted in the style of Michelangelo, on the frescoed ceiling of the Italian Bedroom, also called King's Bedroom or Louis XIV Bedroom, at the Chateau de la Chaize, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Francois de la Chaise, and built 1674-76, at Odenas, Rhone, France. The 400 hectare estate boasts gardens by Le Notre and Beaujolais vineyards planted in the 18th century. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Internal courtyard in Italian Renaissance style, with 2 storey arcades of basket-handle arches and terracotta medallions featuring Roman emperors, at the Hotel d’Alluye, an hotel particulier or mansion house, built 1498-1508 in Renaissance style for Florimond Robertet, secretary to king Louis XII, at 8 Rue Saint-Honore, in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France. Most of the mansion was destroyed in the 17th and 19th centuries. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hotel d’Alluye, an hotel particulier or mansion house, built 1498-1508 in Renaissance style for Florimond Robertet, secretary to king Louis XII, at 8 Rue Saint-Honore, in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France. The facade has elements of Gothic, French Renaissance and Italian Renaissance decoration and is inspired by the Louis XII wing of the Chateau de Blois. Most of the mansion was destroyed in the 17th and 19th centuries. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazzetta del Pilo del Piave, with a stone column built 1934-35 symbolising the broken arch of a bridge near the Piave, and on top, a Vittoria del Piave, 1935, by Arrigo Minerbi, with chained feet, symbolising the will of resistance of the Italian army after the Caporetto route, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone cylinder with 8 heads of bearded men, representing the 8 veins of the Italian rose, in the Piazetta Dalmata in the Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazetta Dalmata in the Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. In the centre of the Dalmatian Square is a stone cylinder with 8 heads of bearded men, representing the 8 veins of the Italian rose. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • D'Annunzio Eroe, or D'Annunzio the Hero Museum, conceived by D'Annunzio to celebrate his heroism and the endeavours of the Italian people during World War I, but opened after his death, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The original museum was opened in 2000 when the Schifamondo area designed by architect Gian Carlo Maroni and furnished by Ettore Canali, was opened to the public. It was expanded in July 2011 with historical memorabilia, flags and autographs from the d’Annunzio Collection belonging to Ambassador Antonio Benedetto Spada. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazzetta del Pilo del Piave, with a stone column built 1934-35 symbolising the broken arch of a bridge near the Piave, and on top, a Vittoria del Piave, 1935, by Arrigo Minerbi, with chained feet, symbolising the will of resistance of the Italian army after the Caporetto route, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazetta Dalmata in the Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. In the centre of the Dalmatian Square is a stone cylinder with 8 heads of bearded men, representing the 8 veins of the Italian rose. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazetta Dalmata in the Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. In the centre of the Dalmatian Square is a stone cylinder with 8 heads of bearded men, representing the 8 veins of the Italian rose. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amphitheatre, or Parlaggio, built 1931-52 and used for concerts, seating 1500, aerial view, at the home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. Blue Horse, by Mimmo Paladino, was installed here in 2010. The house or La Prioria, on the right, was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mausoleum, with the tomb of D'Annunzio, on the Mastio hill at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The funeral monument was designed by Gian Carlo Maroni after d’Annunzio’s death, in the style of Etruscan-Roman grave sites, with 3 marble circles representing the victories of the Humble, the Sappers and the Heroes. At the centre is the tomb of d’Annunzio surrounded by 10 other heroes of Fiume including Guido Keller, Giuseppe Piffer, Ernesto Cabruna and Gian Carlo Maroni. In 2013 iron and cement dog sculptures by Velasco Vitali were added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amphitheatre, or Parlaggio, built 1931-52 and used for concerts, seating 1500, aerial view, at the home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. Blue Horse, by Mimmo Paladino, was installed here in 2010. The house or La Prioria, on the right, was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Regia Nave Puglia, a warship, with Victory figurehead by Renato Brozzi, set into the Mastio hill, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The ship was a gift from Admiral Thaon di Revel in 1923, in memory of captain Tommaso Gulli, who died in the waters of Split in 1920. Inside the ship is the Onboard Museum, opened 2002, with models of warships belonging to Duke Amedeo d'Aosta. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, aerial view, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stanza della Leda, bedroom of D'Annunzio named after a large plaster sculpture of Leda, in La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Deck of the Regia Nave Puglia, a warship, set into the Mastio hill, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The ship was a gift from Admiral Thaon di Revel in 1923, in memory of captain Tommaso Gulli, who died in the waters of Split in 1920. Inside the ship is the Onboard Museum, opened 2002, with models of warships belonging to Duke Amedeo d'Aosta. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Collections in the Secret d’Annunzio Museum, inaugurated 2010, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The museum is housed in the great exhibition space under the theatre. The collection contains D'Annunzio's clothes, shoes and boots, linens, clothes especially made for his women, dog collars, desk items, tableware and jewels. Monitors screen newsreels from the Istituto Luce or from the RAI Historical Archive. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Collections in the Secret d’Annunzio Museum, inaugurated 2010, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The museum is housed in the great exhibition space under the theatre. The collection contains D'Annunzio's clothes, shoes and boots, linens, clothes especially made for his women, dog collars, desk items, tableware and jewels. Monitors screen newsreels from the Istituto Luce or from the RAI Historical Archive. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amphitheatre, or Parlaggio, built 1931-52 and used for concerts, seating 1500, at the home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house or La Prioria, in the background, was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inside the Mausoleum, with the tomb of D'Annunzio, on the Mastio hill at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The funeral monument was designed by Gian Carlo Maroni after d’Annunzio’s death, in the style of Etruscan-Roman grave sites, with 3 marble circles representing the victories of the Humble, the Sappers and the Heroes. At the centre is the tomb of d’Annunzio surrounded by 10 other heroes of Fiume including Guido Keller, Giuseppe Piffer, Ernesto Cabruna and Gian Carlo Maroni. In 2013 iron and cement dog sculptures by Velasco Vitali were added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amphitheatre, or Parlaggio, built 1931-52 and used for concerts, seating 1500, at the home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. Blue Horse, by Mimmo Paladino, was installed here in 2010. The house or La Prioria, on the right, was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amphitheatre, or Parlaggio, built 1931-52 and used for concerts, seating 1500, at the home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mausoleum, with the tomb of D'Annunzio, on the Mastio hill at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The funeral monument was designed by Gian Carlo Maroni after d’Annunzio’s death, in the style of Etruscan-Roman grave sites, with 3 marble circles representing the victories of the Humble, the Sappers and the Heroes. At the centre is the tomb of d’Annunzio surrounded by 10 other heroes of Fiume including Guido Keller, Giuseppe Piffer, Ernesto Cabruna and Gian Carlo Maroni. In 2013 iron and cement dog sculptures by Velasco Vitali were added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Regia Nave Puglia, a warship, set into the Mastio hill facing the Adriatic Sea, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The ship was a gift from Admiral Thaon di Revel in 1923, in memory of captain Tommaso Gulli, who died in the waters of Split in 1920. Inside the ship is the Onboard Museum, opened 2002, with models of warships belonging to Duke Amedeo d'Aosta. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mausoleum, with the tomb of D'Annunzio, on the Mastio hill at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The funeral monument was designed by Gian Carlo Maroni after d’Annunzio’s death, in the style of Etruscan-Roman grave sites, with 3 marble circles representing the victories of the Humble, the Sappers and the Heroes. At the centre is the tomb of d’Annunzio surrounded by 10 other heroes of Fiume including Guido Keller, Giuseppe Piffer, Ernesto Cabruna and Gian Carlo Maroni. In 2013 iron and cement dog sculptures by Velasco Vitali were added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mausoleum, aerial view, with the tomb of D'Annunzio, on the Mastio hill at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The funeral monument was designed by Gian Carlo Maroni after d’Annunzio’s death, in the style of Etruscan-Roman grave sites, with 3 marble circles representing the victories of the Humble, the Sappers and the Heroes. At the centre is the tomb of d’Annunzio surrounded by 10 other heroes of Fiume including Guido Keller, Giuseppe Piffer, Ernesto Cabruna and Gian Carlo Maroni. In 2013 iron and cement dog sculptures by Velasco Vitali were added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mausoleum, with the tomb of D'Annunzio, on the Mastio hill at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The funeral monument was designed by Gian Carlo Maroni after d’Annunzio’s death, in the style of Etruscan-Roman grave sites, with 3 marble circles representing the victories of the Humble, the Sappers and the Heroes. At the centre is the tomb of d’Annunzio surrounded by 10 other heroes of Fiume including Guido Keller, Giuseppe Piffer, Ernesto Cabruna and Gian Carlo Maroni. In 2013 iron and cement dog sculptures by Velasco Vitali were added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Laghetto delle danze, aerial view, a violin-shaped stone pond in memory of Gasparo da Salo, inventor of the violin, where small quartet recitals were held, at the Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Laghetto delle danze, a violin-shaped stone pond in memory of Gasparo da Salo, inventor of the violin, where small quartet recitals were held, at the Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amphitheatre, or Parlaggio, built 1931-52 and used for concerts, seating 1500, at the home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. Blue Horse, by Mimmo Paladino, was installed here in 2010. The house or La Prioria, on the right, was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, and Amphitheatre, aerial view, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The amphitheatre, or Parlaggio, was begun in 1931 and is used for concerts, seating 1500. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, aerial view, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Laghetto delle danze, aerial view, a violin-shaped stone pond in memory of Gasparo da Salo, inventor of the violin, where small quartet recitals were held, at the Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Regia Nave Puglia, a warship, set into the Mastio hill, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The ship was a gift from Admiral Thaon di Revel in 1923, in memory of captain Tomasso Gulli who died in the waters of Split in 1920. Inside the ship is the Onboard Museum, opened 2002, with models of warships belonging to Duke Amedeo d'Aosta. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mausoleum, with the tomb of D'Annunzio, on the Mastio hill at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The funeral monument was designed by Gian Carlo Maroni after d’Annunzio’s death, in the style of Etruscan-Roman grave sites, with 3 marble circles representing the victories of the Humble, the Sappers and the Heroes. At the centre is the tomb of d’Annunzio surrounded by 10 other heroes of Fiume including Guido Keller, Giuseppe Piffer, Ernesto Cabruna and Gian Carlo Maroni. In 2013 iron and cement dog sculptures by Velasco Vitali were added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Regia Nave Puglia, a warship, set into the Mastio hill, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The ship was a gift from Admiral Thaon di Revel in 1923, in memory of captain Tommaso Gulli, who died in the waters of Split in 1920. Inside the ship is the Onboard Museum, opened 2002, with models of warships belonging to Duke Amedeo d'Aosta. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Regia Nave Puglia, a warship, set into the Mastio hill, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The ship was a gift from Admiral Thaon di Revel in 1923, in memory of captain Tommaso Gulli, who died in the waters of Split in 1920. Inside the ship is the Onboard Museum, opened 2002, with models of warships belonging to Duke Amedeo d'Aosta. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, aerial view, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stanza della Zambracca, an antechamber to the bedroom, where D'Annunzio died in 1938, in La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Arengo, a sacred garden space with stone seats and 27 stone columns celebrating the victories of World War One and Fiume, built 1923-24, in a magnolia grove beneath Apollino’s Veranda, in the grounds of Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The stone columns date to the 13-14th and 17th centuries and some are topped with bullets donated by General Armando Diaz. The Commander’s throne is flanked by 2 sphinxes and Napoleone Martinuzzi’s winged Victory. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Ermione, ceramic polychrome sculpture by Carlo Prevital, 2018, in a stone niche beside the waterway at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ragazza che si Asciuga, or Girl drying her hair, sculpture by Venanzo Crocetti, by the waterfall in the gardens of Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hillside gardens with stream and walkways, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Deck of the Regia Nave Puglia, a warship, set into the Mastio hill, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The ship was a gift from Admiral Thaon di Revel in 1923, in memory of captain Tommaso Gulli, who died in the waters of Split in 1920. Inside the ship is the Onboard Museum, opened 2002, with models of warships belonging to Duke Amedeo d'Aosta. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • San Sebastiano, bronze sculpture, 2011, detail, by Ettore Greco, in a niche at the Mausoleum at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of a hero with dog sculpture by Velasco Vitali, at the Mausoleum, with the tomb of D'Annunzio, on the Mastio hill at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The funeral monument was designed by Gian Carlo Maroni after d’Annunzio’s death, in the style of Etruscan-Roman grave sites, with 3 marble circles representing the victories of the Humble, the Sappers and the Heroes. At the centre is the tomb of d’Annunzio surrounded by 10 other heroes of Fiume including Guido Keller, Giuseppe Piffer, Ernesto Cabruna and Gian Carlo Maroni. In 2013 iron and cement dog sculptures by Velasco Vitali were added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mausoleum, with the tomb of D'Annunzio, on the Mastio hill at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The funeral monument was designed by Gian Carlo Maroni after d’Annunzio’s death, in the style of Etruscan-Roman grave sites, with 3 marble circles representing the victories of the Humble, the Sappers and the Heroes. At the centre is the tomb of d’Annunzio surrounded by 10 other heroes of Fiume including Guido Keller, Giuseppe Piffer, Ernesto Cabruna and Gian Carlo Maroni. In 2013 iron and cement dog sculptures by Velasco Vitali were added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • San Sebastiano, bronze sculpture, 2011, by Ettore Greco, in a niche at the Mausoleum at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Classical statue in the arcades at La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture at the rear of La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. In the background is the Regia Nave Puglia, a warship, set into the Mastio hill, a gift from Admiral Thaon di Revel in 1923. Inside the ship is the Onboard Museum, opened 2002, with models of warships belonging to Duke Amedeo d'Aosta. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 28th February 1938, mixed media sculpture, 2017, by Cesare Inzerillo, exhibited in the Onboard Museum, opened 2002, inside the Regia Nave Puglia, a warship, set into the Mastio hill, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The ship was a gift from Admiral Thaon di Revel in 1923, in memory of captain Tommaso Gulli, who died in the waters of Split in 1920. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Onboard Museum, opened 2002, with models of warships belonging to Duke Amedeo d'Aosta, inside the Regia Nave Puglia, a warship, set into the Mastio hill, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The ship was a gift from Admiral Thaon di Revel in 1923, in memory of captain Tommaso Gulli, who died in the waters of Split in 1920. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Onboard Museum, opened 2002, with models of warships belonging to Duke Amedeo d'Aosta, inside the Regia Nave Puglia, a warship, set into the Mastio hill, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The ship was a gift from Admiral Thaon di Revel in 1923, in memory of captain Tommaso Gulli, who died in the waters of Split in 1920. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • MAS 96 anti-submarine motorboat used by d'Annunzio during Buccari's Beffa, 10th February 1918, donated in 1923 by Admiral Thaon of Revel, housed in a shelter designed by Gian Carlo Maroni, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mausoleum, with the tomb of D'Annunzio, on the Mastio hill at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The funeral monument was designed by Gian Carlo Maroni after d’Annunzio’s death, in the style of Etruscan-Roman grave sites, with 3 marble circles representing the victories of the Humble, the Sappers and the Heroes. At the centre is the tomb of d’Annunzio surrounded by 10 other heroes of Fiume including Guido Keller, Giuseppe Piffer, Ernesto Cabruna and Gian Carlo Maroni. In 2013 iron and cement dog sculptures by Velasco Vitali were added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arcade around the Piazetta Dalmata at La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Collections in the Secret d’Annunzio Museum, inaugurated 2010, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The museum is housed in the great exhibition space under the theatre. The collection contains D'Annunzio's clothes, shoes and boots, linens, clothes especially made for his women, dog collars, desk items, tableware and jewels. Monitors screen newsreels from the Istituto Luce or from the RAI Historical Archive. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Collections in the Secret d’Annunzio Museum, inaugurated 2010, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The museum is housed in the great exhibition space under the theatre. The collection contains D'Annunzio's clothes, shoes and boots, linens, clothes especially made for his women, dog collars, desk items, tableware and jewels. Monitors screen newsreels from the Istituto Luce or from the RAI Historical Archive. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Gabriele d’Annunzio as a boy, photograph, in the auditorium at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The Auditorium seats 200 and is used for conventions, events and performances. A video shows the rooms in the Priory and the museum, and photographic exhibitions explore the life of d’Annunzio and Il Vittoriale. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Collections in the Secret d’Annunzio Museum, inaugurated 2010, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The museum is housed in the great exhibition space under the theatre. The collection contains D'Annunzio's clothes, shoes and boots, linens, clothes especially made for his women, dog collars, desk items, tableware and jewels. Monitors screen newsreels from the Istituto Luce or from the RAI Historical Archive. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition on D'Annunzio, in the auditorium at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The Auditorium seats 200 and is used for conventions, events and performances. A video shows the rooms in the Priory and the museum, and photographic exhibitions explore the life of d’Annunzio and Il Vittoriale. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Gabriele d'Annunzio, painting, in the auditorium at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The Auditorium seats 200 and is used for conventions, events and performances. A video shows the rooms in the Priory and the museum, and photographic exhibitions explore the life of d’Annunzio and Il Vittoriale. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La fusione di Gabriele, acrylic painting on canvas, 2017, by Quirino Gnutti, in an exhibition of artists inspired by d'Annunzio, in the auditorium at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The Auditorium seats 200 and is used for conventions, events and performances. A video shows the rooms in the Priory and the museum, and photographic exhibitions explore the life of d’Annunzio and Il Vittoriale. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Poster for the silent film Cabiria, for which D'Annunzio wrote the screenplay, in the auditorium at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The Auditorium seats 200 and is used for conventions, events and performances. A video shows the rooms in the Priory and the museum, and photographic exhibitions explore the life of d’Annunzio and Il Vittoriale. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • SVA aeroplane flown by D'Annunzio over Vienna on 9th August 1918 to launch flyers announcing Italy’s victory, hanging from the ceiling in the auditorium at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The Auditorium seats 200 and is used for conventions, events and performances. A video shows the rooms in the Priory and the museum, and photographic exhibitions explore the life of d’Annunzio and Il Vittoriale. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at the entrance to the museum at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Road leading up to La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Study of Gabriele d'Annunzio, with books prints and sculptures, in La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stanza della Cheli, with a large bronze tortoise by Renato Brozzi, cast from the shell of a real turtle given to d'Annunzio by the Marquise Luisa Casati, in La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stanza della Cheli, with a large bronze tortoise by Renato Brozzi, cast from the shell of a real turtle given to d'Annunzio by the Marquise Luisa Casati, in La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Study of Gabriele d'Annunzio, with books prints and sculptures, in La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Study of Gabriele d'Annunzio, with books prints and sculptures, in La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scrittoio del Monco, a small room used for correspondence, in La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The room is lined with bookcases topped by mottos, and the ceiling is decorated with a hand motif. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • SVA aeroplane flown by D'Annunzio over Vienna on 9th August 1918 to launch flyers announcing Italy’s victory, hanging from the ceiling in the auditorium at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The Auditorium seats 200 and is used for conventions, events and performances. A video shows the rooms in the Priory and the museum, and photographic exhibitions explore the life of d’Annunzio and Il Vittoriale. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La stanza del Mappamondo, the main library, housing over 6000 art books, in La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Veranda dell'Apollino, in La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stanza del Lebbroso, or Zambra del Misello or Cella dei Puri Sogni, a place of meditation, in La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Il Bagno Blu or Blue Bathroom, with a collection of over 600 blue or green objects, in La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Veranda dell'Apollino, in La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Regia Nave Puglia, a warship, set into the Mastio hill, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The ship was a gift from Admiral Thaon di Revel in 1923, in memory of captain Tommaso Gulli, who died in the waters of Split in 1920. Inside the ship is the Onboard Museum, opened 2002, with models of warships belonging to Duke Amedeo d'Aosta. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Enrance to the Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, in the Piazetta Dalmata, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stanza delle Reliquie, or Hall of Relics, with a collection of symbols and objects from different religions, in La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. On the altar is the broken steering wheel of Sir Henry Segrave's motorboat which crashed in 1930 during an attempt at a speed record at Lake Windermere in England. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Collections in the Secret d’Annunzio Museum, inaugurated 2010, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The museum is housed in the great exhibition space under the theatre. The collection contains D'Annunzio's clothes, shoes and boots, linens, clothes especially made for his women, dog collars, desk items, tableware and jewels. Monitors screen newsreels from the Istituto Luce or from the RAI Historical Archive. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Signature in a book in the Secret d’Annunzio Museum, inaugurated 2010, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The museum is housed in the great exhibition space under the theatre. The collection contains D'Annunzio's clothes, shoes and boots, linens, clothes especially made for his women, dog collars, desk items, tableware and jewels. Monitors screen newsreels from the Istituto Luce or from the RAI Historical Archive. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Francesco Ferrucci, 1489-1530, Italian captain who fought in the Italian Wars, in a niche on the facade of the Galleria degli Uffizi, or Uffizi Gallery, an art museum adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The Uffizi building was begun by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 for Cosimo I de' Medici and completed by Alfonso Parigi and Bernardo Buontalenti in 1581. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Bernardino Perfetti, 1681-1746, Italian jurist and poet, detail from the Perfetti Monument, in the Duomo di Siena or Siena Cathedral, built 1196-1348 and consecrated in 1215, designed by Giovanni di Agostino, Giovanni Pisano and Camaino di Crescentino, in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Perfetti is shown holding the crown he received at the wedding of Charles Albert of Bavaria, which he presented to the Madonna del Voto in the Duomo. The cathedral has elements of Italian Gothic, Romanesque, and Classical styes and is built from stripes of white and green-black marble. The historic centre of Siena is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Prosper Colonna, 1452-1523, Italian condottiero for the Papal States and Holy Roman Empire during the Italian Wars, in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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