Identifier: guidetoitalysici00macm (find matches)
Title: Guide to Italy and Sicily
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Macmillan & Co
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Publisher: London, MacMillan
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ing mosaic of men, animals,and other figures on its pavement.Below is a large Crypt, with manyancient columns. S. Pietro is aByzantine building with frescoes.Being the easternmost town in Italy,Otranto is the point of departurefor several important submarinecables. In ancient times it wasfrequently used as a place of em-barkation for Epirus. PADUA (81,000). Rtes, 42, 54,55, 64. There is a second railway stat.for the tramway to Piove, Bagnoli,and Venice, near the Church of S,Sofia, on the N.E. side of the town. Cafe Pedrocchi, a handsomebuilding. Cabs.—75 c. the course ; 1.50 thehour. Tramway from the Station toPorta S. Croce, at the S. end of thetown. Post Office.— S. corner of thePiazza Cavour. Is the oldest city in the north ofItaly. Its foundation was ascribedby Virgil to Antenor. In 1274 amarble sarcophagus was discoveredby some workmen while diggingthe foundations of a hospital ; itcontained a skeleton holding asword, which bore an inscription,supposed to identify the tomb as
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V^llcec & Cockerel! sos. 160 Padua Gt/IDB TO ITALY that of Antenor. It was removedto the Church of San Lorenzo, sincedestroyed, and now stands beneatha canopy of brick in front of theHouse of Dante, on the Ponte S.Lorenzo. The sarcophagus is clearlymediaeval. The University of Padua wascelebrated as early as the 13thcent., especially as a school of lawand medicine. It is still famousfor the latter faculty, and for theadmission of women to its courses.The Palace of the University,called II Bo (the Ox), from the sign,as it is supposed, of the inn whichformerly occupied its site, has avery handsome court, adorned witharmorial bearings. There is herean anatomical theatre, an excellentcollection of objects of naturalhistory, and a collection of bronzes. One of the most interesting build-ings of Padua is the Palazzo dellaRagione (1172-1219), extendingalong one side of the market-place.It is generally called II Salone,from its large hall. It is said tohave been built on the plan of apala

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