Italy from the Alps to Mount Etna . s are of gigantic dimensions ; the statue ofNeptune, which adorns a fountain in the Piazza di Ncttuno, is nearly ten feet high, andtogether with the smaller bronze figures which surround the sea-gods, weighs more thantwenty thousand pounds. Adjoining the Piazza di Nettuno is the Piazza Maggiore (nownamed Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, after the King) where the market is held, and where anumber of interesting buildings are crowded together. This is an impressive spot to visitwhen the noise and bustle of the day are over, and the full moon rises behind the PalazzoA
Italy from the Alps to Mount Etna . s are of gigantic dimensions ; the statue ofNeptune, which adorns a fountain in the Piazza di Ncttuno, is nearly ten feet high, andtogether with the smaller bronze figures which surround the sea-gods, weighs more thantwenty thousand pounds. Adjoining the Piazza di Nettuno is the Piazza Maggiore (nownamed Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, after the King) where the market is held, and where anumber of interesting buildings are crowded together. This is an impressive spot to visitwhen the noise and bustle of the day are over, and the full moon rises behind the PalazzoApostolico. Palazzo Apostolico ! this name, too, is now obliterated from the building thatbore it so long, but at the sound of it rise up a thousand reminiscences of the stormyhistory of Bologna ; for the crown worn by the citys rulers, was the triple tiara of theVatican. The influence of the ecclesiastical power in Bologna is displayed in the nume-rous churches which are distinguished not only by important works of art, but also by. CANOSSA. IN EMILIA.
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