Sunday, September 27, 2015

Church of San Benedetto

Church of San Benedetto, Piazza XX Settembre, Livorno
Inside the church of San Benedetto there is still the organ used by the young Pietro Mascagni to practice music.
Old postcard, church of San Benedetto, Piazza XX Settembre, Livorno
In this postcard of the first years of the last century we can see that there were much less cars around.
(Postcard digitized from the collection of Antonio Cantelli)

See also: San Benedetto - Budded Crosses - Mascagni's Organ - Four Angels
External links: Pietro Mascagni (Wikipedia)
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12 comments:

  1. RevrunnerSeptember 27, 2015 at 12:11 AM

    Ha! Noticed the lack of cars. Better that way, I think.

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  2. MoSeptember 27, 2015 at 1:08 AM

    Nice that it hasn't changed

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  3. La sonrisa de HiperionSeptember 27, 2015 at 10:26 AM

    Siempre estupendas las fotos que nos dejas.

    Saludos.

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  4. SharonSeptember 27, 2015 at 5:23 PM

    I love the comparison between the post card and your photo.

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  5. UnknownSeptember 27, 2015 at 6:17 PM

    It doesn't look like a church. How interesting!

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  6. LowellSeptember 27, 2015 at 6:58 PM

    This is so interesting. The building looks essentially the same. And to imagine that organ is still functioning! It does look better without the cars...I agree!

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  7. William KendallSeptember 27, 2015 at 8:34 PM

    It reminds me more of a bank or a library.

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  8. RedPatSeptember 27, 2015 at 11:08 PM

    Much better without the cars!

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  9. EG CameraGirlSeptember 28, 2015 at 8:36 PM

    It looks better now than it did when the postcard was printed!

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  10. DinaSeptember 29, 2015 at 6:12 AM

    I guess having an organ proves it's a church. Otherwise I'd never recognize the building as such.

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  11. PerthDailyPhotoSeptember 29, 2015 at 3:43 PM

    Yes less cars but otherwise almost exactly the same VP, love that it's being looked after so well.

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  12. JackSeptember 30, 2015 at 3:21 AM

    Interesting. It looks more like a bank than a church.

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