The elementary school Micheli, in piazza XI Maggio, is named after the military engineer Giuseppe Micheli. The original building was inaugurated in the summer of 1889, just in time for the first day of class.
The original building was a two-story structure, which quite soon proved to be inadequate to the growing school population of the times.
In the early 1920s the problem was solved adding another story to the building.(Postcards digitized from the collection of Antonio Cantelli)
Another fine Livorno lesson from you, VP.
ReplyDeleteIt's a very stately looking building.
ReplyDeleteA grand building, looking even grander with the additional story!
ReplyDeleteI am sure there are statistics somewhere about how many pupils have passed through those gates over the years. Thousands and thousands ...
I know nothing of the history of education in Italy. Who would have gone to a school like this when it was built? Was it a fee paying school or could you go for free?
ReplyDeleteLucy - Primary instruction was, and still is, practically free in public schools like this one.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had gone to school there. I would know Italian now.
ReplyDeleteA nice classical building. I like the old postcards.
ReplyDeleteGreat looking building VP.
ReplyDeleteGlad you showed the evolution. It's a grand building.
ReplyDeleteThanks for added the vintage postcards.
ReplyDeleteVery, very interesting. It's fascinating to see the comparison of the old and new images.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a nice place to take the first steps in education. I wonder how it looks inside.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you!
Cezar
Bell'edificio! Ciao, Arianna
ReplyDeleteEven with an additional storey, it does not seem to have changed much. I like the architecture - it's timeless!
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