How to Say: Monuments in Italy

| Mon, 04/06/2015 - 18:40
Trevi Fountain

One of Italy鈥檚 most attractive features is the range of incredible monuments built through the centuries that can still be admired today.

If you are planning a trip to Italy, it is handy to know the 禁漫天堂 word for some of the most common monuments and sites.

Start with this list:

Chiesa / Cattedrale / Duomo / Basilica 鈥 church/cathedral, as in Chiesa di Santa Maria della Vita, Cattedrale di Lecce, Duomo di Monreale, Basilica di San Pietro. 聽聽

Torre 鈥 tower, as in Torre di Pisa

Castello 鈥 castle, as in Castello Sforzesco (Milano)

Ponte 鈥 bridge, as in Ponte Vecchio (Firenze) or Ponte dei Sospiri (Venezia)

Palazzo 鈥 palace, as in Palazzo Ducale (Venezia)

Cappella 鈥 chapel, as in Cappella Sistina (Roma)

Piazza 鈥 square, as in Piazza del Campo (Siena)

Fontana 鈥 fountain, as in Fontana di Trevi (Roma)

Teatro 鈥 theater, as in Teatro Antico di Taormina

Villa 鈥 villa, as in Palladian Villas of Veneto

Statua - statue, as in Statua del Nettuno (Bologna) or Statua del David (Firenze)

And last, but definitely not least, ColosseoColosseum (il Colosseo 猫 un anfiteatro 鈥 the Colosseum is an amphitheater, in fact it is also known as the Flavian Amphitheater).

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