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The historical purpose of Ancona’s pentagonal building is as interesting as its architecture. It originally served as a quarantine station for contagious visitors. Rising out of the port like a massive stone pentagon, the building has had a striking appeal for centuries. Over the years, the site has taken different functions, mainly as a military citadel since the 19th century. During World War I, there was a failed attempt to sabotage the Italian naval resources by 60 infiltrating Habsburg saiAddress : Banchina Giovanni da Chio, 28, 60121 Ancona AN, Italy
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State Tactile Museum OmeroThe Omero state tactile museum in Ancona is one of the few tactile museums in the world. The institute introduces art through touch, giving visitors the opportunity to see with their hands. Created to promote the integration of people with visual disabilities, it is a space accessible to all. The collection includes architectural models, casts and true copies of plaster and fiberglass sculptures, archaeological finds from prehistoric times to Roman times and original sculptures by contemporary
Port of AnconaThe port of Ancona is a port located in the innermost part of the Gulf of Ancona and is, therefore, a natural port in its oldest nucleus; it is the first Italian port for international traffic of vehicles and passengers. Among the first ports of the Adriatic for goods, as far as fishing is concerned, the fish markets of Ancona are together in second place in the Adriatic and in sixth place nationally, while for tons gross tonnage, the fishing port ranks third in Italy and first in the Adriatic w
Piazza del PlebiscitoPiazza del Plebiscito is a square in Naples located at the end of via Toledo, as soon as you pass Piazza Trieste e Trento. Located in the historic center, between the seafront and via Toledo, with an area of about 25,000 square meters, the square is one of the largest in the city and in Italy and for this reason, it is the most used for large events.
Chiesa di Santa Maria della PiazzaThe church of Santa Maria della Piazza is located in Ancona in Piazza Santa Maria, in the ancient Porto district . Built between the 11th and 12th centuries , it is a notable example of the Romanesque style . It was built on an early Christian church of the fourth century restored in the sixth ; a part of the floor of the present church is in glass to allow the vision of the paleochristian mosaics below.
National Archaeological Museum of the Marche RegionThe National Archaeological Museum of the Marche is located in Ancona, inside the sixteenth - century Palazzo Ferretti. It documents in an almost complete way the prehistory and protohistory of the Marche region; it includes rich collections relating to the Greek, Roman civilization and that of the Senonian Gauls. The finds relating to the Picene civilization form the most complete existing collection; for the richness of its collections, the museum is one of the most important archaeological mu
Arch of TrajanThe Arch of Trajan or Trajan's Arch of Benevento is a celebratory arch dedicated to Emperor Trajan on the occasion of the opening of the Via Traiana, a variant of the Via Appia that shortened the path between Benevento and Brindisi. The monument, which has reached us substantially intact, including the numerous sculptural reliefs that decorate the surfaces, appears to be the best-preserved Roman triumphal arch with reliefs.
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