Tag Archives: Italy

How Renaissance Architects Designed Italy’s Imposing Domes

Engineers and tourists alike have long marveled at the impressive domes of the Italian Renaissance, including Filippo Brunelleschi’s famed red-brick addition to Florence Cathedral and the gargantuan rotunda of St. Peter’s Basilica. Continue reading How Renaissance Architects Designed Italy’s Imposing Domes

THIS 208-MPH, 4-WHEEL DRIVE HATCHBACK IS THE WONDERFULLY WEIRD ‘FAMILY FERRARI’

It sounds like sacrilege: a four-wheel-drive Ferrari with snow tires, back seats, and—wait for it—a hatchback. What the hell is going on here? Was the storied Italian supercar manufacturer taken over by Subaru?

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Italian Mafia Boss Busted After Years of Hiding in a Secret Room Behind His Wardrobe

A top mafia boss has been busted after Italian police found him hiding out in a secret room behind his wardrobe in his home in southern Italy.One of Italy’s most dangerous fugitives, 54-year-old Antonio Pelle was busted Wednesday after escaping in 2011, when he slipped out of a hospital in southern Italy, according to The Guardian. When he was first arrested in 2008, he had been serving a 20-year sentence for mafia association and arms and drug smuggling.

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Drone Footage Shows the Earthquake in Italy Was Far Worse Than Anyone Thought

Yesterday, a massive 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocked central Italy. It was followed by nearly 200 aftershocks, devastating whole towns and burying residents under rubble. Over 4,000 rescuers have been dispatched and the death toll has jumped to 247, the BBC reports.

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