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Visualizzazione post con etichetta Piazza Santa Barbara. Mostra tutti i post
Visualizzazione post con etichetta Piazza Santa Barbara. Mostra tutti i post
29th
May – New Earthquake in Mantua. The lantern of the bell-tower of the Palatine
Basilica of Santa Barbara, the Palace
Chapel for the Gonzagas, has collapsed. The Palatine Church of Santa Barbara was
commissioned by the Duke Guglielmo Gonzaga and built between 1562 and 1572 by
Giovan Battista Bertani. The bell-tower, with its characteristic lantern, was
one of the most prominent landmarks of the skyline of the city.
An “emotionally-conflicted young woman caught in an unsettling love triangle”. This is what the plot of the new Armani’s spot is about. The short film, directed by Luca Guadagnino, sees a blonde heroine pursued through a historic Italian town by two mysterious, Giorgio Armani-clad assailants.
But actually the historic towns are two: although some scenes have been shoot in the “Museo del Violino”, based in Cremona, the most of the movie has been filmed in Mantua (see here a map of the locations). Watching the movie, you can recognize the Rotunda of St. Lorenzo, the passing between Piazza Santa Barbara and Piazza Paccagnini, and - most of all - the main Loggia of Palazzo Te.
