On 16 March 1606,
Ferdinando I de' Medici appointed Bernadetto Borromei as the first “
Gonfaloniere” of Livorno, since then officially recognized as a “città” (city).
The building of a ship symbolizing the already thriving local shipyards as an important resource for the newborn city.
In 1613, under the rule of the Grand Duke
Cosimo II, the galleys of the
Knight of Saint Stephen, commanded by Jacopo Inghirami, conquered Acliman, freeing 238 enslaved christians and capturing 300 “infidels”.
The coat of arms of the
House of Savoy, under which Italy was united as a nation. Livorno has already been annexed to the
Kingdom of Sardinia, since 1859. On 20 September 1870 some “
Bersaglieri” entered Rome through the “Porta Pia breach”, completing the unification of Italy. Steam powered boat were being built in the shipyards of Livorno.
On the left the
Cathedral of San Giusto in Trieste and the
Castle of Buonconsiglio in Trento. The annexation of two cities was the last step toward the unity of Italy, after the First World War. The soldier simbolizes the participation of the Livornesi to the war. The first article of the Republican Constitution of 1946 is shown in the middle, along with workers of various trades.
The
Italian coat of arms with a glimpse, outside the panel, of the blue European flag.
Livorno Story (Part 1 of 2)
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After the thorough cleaning of the facade, an “Annunciation” bas-relief is now visible above the entrance of the Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata in “Via della Madonna”.
I am not sure when the “Cassa di Risparmi” gym in “Via Bosi” was built, but it was probably when tug of war was still an Olympic sport (1900-1920).
The facility, almost adjacent to the church of “San Benedetto”, was mainly used by local schools without a gym, but surely not for Greco-Roman wrestling...
...or archery.
On 16 March 1606, Ferdinando I de' Medici appointed Bernadetto Borromei as the first “Gonfaloniere” of Livorno, since then officially recognized as a “città” (city).
The building of a ship symbolizing the already thriving local shipyards as an important resource for the newborn city.
In 1613, under the rule of the Grand Duke Cosimo II, the galleys of the Knight of Saint Stephen, commanded by Jacopo Inghirami, conquered Acliman, freeing 238 enslaved christians and capturing 300 “infidels”.
The coat of arms of the House of Savoy, under which Italy was united as a nation. Livorno has already been annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia, since 1859. On 20 September 1870 some “Bersaglieri” entered Rome through the “Porta Pia breach”, completing the unification of Italy. Steam powered boat were being built in the shipyards of Livorno.
On the left the Cathedral of San Giusto in Trieste and the Castle of Buonconsiglio in Trento. The annexation of two cities was the last step toward the unity of Italy, after the First World War. The soldier simbolizes the participation of the Livornesi to the war. The first article of the Republican Constitution of 1946 is shown in the middle, along with workers of various trades.
The Italian coat of arms with a glimpse, outside the panel, of the blue European flag.
