The Wonders of Florence
Description
The first pop-up book on Florence. Dario Cestaro’s spectacular drawings and
paper architecture reveal Florence and its treasures in a pop-up book telling
the city’s history with straightforward texts and interesting facts. This
fascinating journey in colored pages shaped into Florence’s most celebrated
landmarks will help even younger children to recognize the main buildings: the
cathedral with its famous ogival dome; the Palazzo Vecchio with its great
tower and crenellated walls; the Palazzo Pitti, once the Medicis’ majestic
ducal residence; the Ponte Vecchio, the iconic bridge over the Arno with its
historic craft shops; the Church of Santa Croce, which contains tombs and
monuments to many illustrious persons (Dante, Michelangelo, Galileo). Read
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Features:
Product Details:
- Publisher : Marsilio Editori; INA LTF PO edition (March 24, 2015)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 12 pages
- ISBN-10 : 8831719211
- ISBN-13 : 16
- Item Weight : 15.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 8.7 x 1.1 x 8.9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #84,194 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #36 in Italian History (Books) #94 in general Italy Travel Guides #331 in Art History (Books)
- #36 in Italian History (Books)
- #94 in general Italy Travel Guides