Avezzano
Avezzano is a municipality in the province of L'Aquila in the Italian region Abruzzo.
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Emblems edit
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Coat of arms of Avezzano
Maps edit
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Map of comune of Avezzano -
Map of college electoral of Avezzano -
Map of Diocese of Avezzano -
Area of Avezzano and Marsica in Abruzzo -
Map of Marsica
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Views edit
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Aerial photo -
View from Mount Salviano -
The snow-covered city -
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Panoramic photo -
Avezzano as seen from Mount Salviano -
Avezzano as seen from Mount Salviano
Buildings and monuments edit
Public Buildings edit
Orsini-Colonna castle edit
Orsini-Colonna castle was built in 1490; seriously damaged by the 1915 earthquake, was then restored in the 1990s. Is seat of various conferences and events
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Front view of the Castle -
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Main portal -
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Particular of the architrave of the main portal -
Inscription above the ogival portal
The Cathedral of St. Bartholomew edit
The St. Bartholomew's Cathedral was built in 1942; the original church was destroyed by the 1915 earthquake, rebuilt in another area of the new city
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The Cathedral of St. Bartholomew and Risorgimento square -
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Interior of the cathedral -
Facade of the cathedral -
The Cathedral of St. Bartholomew and Risorgimento square -
Church tower
Sanctuary of Madonna di Pietraquaria edit
Madonna di Pietraquaria church was originally built in the XVII century, even if it has been restored several times. It is located on the top of Mount Salviano
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The church -
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Mosaic depicting Pope John Paul II in front of the church -
Facade of the church -
Facade of the church -
Interior of the church
Church of Saint John the Baptist edit
The church of St. John the Baptist was built in the fourteenth century; almost completely destroyed by the 1915 earthquake, it was rebuilt around 1930
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The church of St. John the Baptist -
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Interior of the church -
Latin inscription -
The side facade -
View of the church
The other churches edit
In the city there are other churches built after the earthquake of 1915
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Facade of the church of Saint Roch -
Sanctuary of the Madonna of Silence in Saint Francis -
Church of Madonna del Passo -
Church of Pope Saint Pius X -
Orthodox church of St. Joseph -
Church of Holy Trinity
Fountain in Piazza Torlonia edit
The fountain in Piazza Torlonia was built in 1899 by Anna Maria and Giulio Torlonia
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View of the fountain -
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Particular of one of the sculptures -
Particular of one of the sculptures -
Particular of one of the inscriptions -
Particular of one of the inscriptions
Marsi stadium edit
Stadio dei Marsi is a sports venue used primarily for association football matches; it has a capacity of nearly 3 500 seats
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Pitch and stands
Marsi theater edit
Place of theatrical and cultural performances. It has about 800 seats
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Parterre -
Exterior view -
Scultura femminile in the audience (sculpture of Pasquale Di Fabio) -
Exterior view -
Gallery -
Exterior view
Places edit
Risorgimento square edit
The central city square
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Historic automobiles in Piazza Risorgimento -
Historic automobiles in Piazza Risorgimento -
Nocturnal view of the fountain in Piazza Risorgimento -
New fountain in piazza Risorgimento -
Piazza Risorgimento as seen from St. Bartholomew Cathedral -
Events in Piazza Risorgimento
Torlonia square edit
Tree-lined square of the city
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Memorial to Alessandro Torlonia -
Tree alley in Torlonia square -
Tree alley in Torlonia square -
View of Torlonia square -
Tree alley in Torlonia square -
Monument in Torlonia square
Villa Torlonia edit
Green area in the city center
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Facade of Torlonia palace -
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New palace -
Chalet -
The park -
Cave of the prince
Mount Salviano edit
Mount Salviano is a 1 000 metres high mountain located in the Comune of Avezzano. It hosts the church of Madonna di Pietraquaria, and is crossed by a road and by a footpath along which are located the Stations of the Cross (Via Crucis)
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Mount Salviano as seen from the trail of the Marsi -
Memorial of Monte Salviano -
War memorial to the fallen of WWI -
Information signs -
Il Crocione -
Memorial of the 1915 earthquake
Tunnels of Claudio edit
Tunnels made by Emperor Claudius in the first century A.D. to drain the lake Fucino
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Tunnels of Claudio as seen from their external park -
Tunnels of Claudio as seen from their external park -
Tunnels of Claudio -
Tunnels of Claudio -
Entrance of tunnels -
Park of Tunnels of Claudio
Historical images edit
Places edit
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Print castle Orsini-Colonna nineteenth century (Giuseppe Barberis, woodcut, Le Cento Città d'Italia, 1890.) -
Orsini-Colonna castle rebuilt in 3D before 1915 -
Project aqueduct of 1892 -
1811 map of Lake Fucino -
Lake Fucino and the Abruzzi Mountains (Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld's 1789 painting) -
View of the city of Avezzano on the banks of Lake Celano, Kingdom of Naples (Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld's 1789 painting)
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1915 Avezzano earthquake edit
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Aerial photo after the earthquake -
Ruins of the city -
Ruins of Orsini-Colonna castle -
Ruins of the city -
Ruins of Orsini-Colonna castle -
The only house in Avezzano left standing intact by the earthquake
