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Padova, Italy Cruise Tour Shore Excursion
Padova, Italy (Stayed
at the Hotel Biri)
Saw the Basilica of St.Anthony -- Started immediately after the death of the
Santo (1231) and completed at the beginning of the following century, it is
an imposing construction in Romanesque-Gothic style, with eight domes and
spires of eastern inspiration. It holds the body of St. Anthony and is the
object of pilgrimages from all over the world. Among the numberless
works of art it keeps, one must point out the frescoes by Altichiero and
Giusto de' Menabuoi (end of the 14th century); the Crucifix, the statues and
the bronze reliefs of the High Altar, superlative work by Donatello
(1444-1448); the Altar of the Saint and the Treasure Chapel. Near the
Basilica rise the St. George Oratory, holding a great cycle of frescoes by
Altichiero (1379-1384) and the School of the Saint, that keeps three famous
frescoes by Titian (1511). In the square stands the bronze equestrian
monument to the
Gattamelata. , Donatello's masterpiece, completed in 1453. Besides the
Basilica in the via Cesarotti, the Loggia and Odeo Cornaro, magnificent work
by G.M. Falconetto (1527).
ยท Visited the Botanical Garden. --
Founded in 1545 as the Simple Garden (medicinal plants) of the Medical
Faculty of the University and laid out by A. Moroni, it is the oldest
botanical garden with didactic aim in the world. It holds an extremely
important collection of rare plants.
Submitted by George M.
