Detail View: Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive: Marostica
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Collection:
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Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive
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Image No.:
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201292
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Title:
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Marostica
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View Type:
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photographs
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Location:
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Europe--Italy--Veneto--Vicenza province
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Location Type:
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Current
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Culture:
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Italian; Venetian
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Category:
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Villas
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Work Type:
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Towns
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Work Type:
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Fortifications
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Subjects:
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Cities and towns; Fortifications; Palladian landscape; Arcades; Boundary walls; Towers; Battlements; Facades
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Work Notes:
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Located in the alpine foothills, Marostica is one of many fortified towns that reflect the long-standing insecurity of this region that Venice's political control sought to end, opening the possibility for investment in land development and villa construction. (Cosgrove)
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Copyright Notice:
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(c) Denis Cosgrove
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Rights Type:
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fair use
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