Parma
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Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its architecture and the fine countryside around it. It is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world. Parma is divided into two parts by the little stream with the same name. Parma's Etruscan name was adapted by Romans to describe the round shield called Parma.
Parma is a city of 200,000 people, rich with culture, art, tradition and history. Its Cathedral, built in the 13th century on the ruins of an earlier structure, is a renowned example of the romanesque style in the Po valley, with a cupola painted by the artist Correggio in the sixteenth century; also located in the Piazza Duomo is the ancient Baptistery, an octagonal structure made of pink marble, an expression of the transition into Gothic styles.
Other important parts of Parma include the Old San Giovanni Pharmacy, Steccata's Church, the Camera di San Paolo, the Duke's Palace & Park, the Regio Theater, the Pilotta (explained below) and many other sites.
While it is an urban center, Parma is also surrounded by beautiful nature, with nearby green hills, fertile countryside, seasonal flowers and plentiful vineyards, as well as the Po River that divides the city in half.
Marco Polo Foundation use this location to teach the Culinary art course.
Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its architecture and the fine countryside around it. It is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world. Parma is divided into two parts by the little stream with the same name. Parma's Etruscan name was adapted by Romans to describe the round shield called Parma.
Parma is a city of 200,000 people, rich with culture, art, tradition and history. Its Cathedral, built in the 13th century on the ruins of an earlier structure, is a renowned example of the romanesque style in the Po valley, with a cupola painted by the artist Correggio in the sixteenth century; also located in the Piazza Duomo is the ancient Baptistery, an octagonal structure made of pink marble, an expression of the transition into Gothic styles.
Other important parts of Parma include the Old San Giovanni Pharmacy, Steccata's Church, the Camera di San Paolo, the Duke's Palace & Park, the Regio Theater, the Pilotta (explained below) and many other sites.
While it is an urban center, Parma is also surrounded by beautiful nature, with nearby green hills, fertile countryside, seasonal flowers and plentiful vineyards, as well as the Po River that divides the city in half.
Parma Historical Background
Parma began as a Roman colony in 183 BC set on an old Celtic settlement (which in turn was based on former settlements dating back to the 17th-13th centuries BC). Its founders were the triumvirate of M. Emilio Lepido, T. Ebuzio Caro and L. Quinto Crispino.
Darker times came with the Barbaric invasions (V and VI centuries). The Huns, the Erulis and then the Longobards (570) – in the intermediate period of 493 to 569 with Teodorico and the Byzantine government, the city, In those years it experienced raids and destruction which completely changed its appearance.
After the French reign, the bishops' hegemony began until the period of the struggle for investitures, when Parma became the scene of many an animated event with internal wars.
The Romanesque period gave Parma its artistic masterpieces such as the cathedral, the work of Wiligelmo and Lanfranco, the Vescovado, of which a trace of the original building remains (the city's oldest wall in an alleyway of the Vescovado), the Benedetto Antelami baptistry, testimony of the passage from Romanesque to Gothic style.
Federico Barbarossa and his nephew Federico II di Svevia, saved Parma from total destruction and dreamed of the construction of a new city called Vittoria.
With the beginning of the Ducato, Parma became a 'little capital' a title that it still holds today. And the period of the Farnesian duchy began with Pope Paul III
In 1718, the dukedom passed to the Bourbons when the Farnese family died out and a new period began for Parma. Often the city's rulers were involved in distant wars. Filippo di Borbone, second cousin to Elisabetta arrived to rule the city after several years. With him, Du Tillot arrived in 1759, an able minister who chose to be linked to France rather than Spain.
The duchy ended up in the hands of Napoleon. Parma's occupation ended with the Congress of Vienna, which settled the most important matters. It was officially decided to assign the duchy to Maria Luigia, now a symbol of Parma. Neipperg, then joined her, governing in a relaxed, detached manner. The construction of Teatro Regio, and the Palazzo Ducale (no longer in existence) near to the Pilotta dates back to this period. Maria Luigia died in 1847.
Parma began as a Roman colony in 183 BC set on an old Celtic settlement (which in turn was based on former settlements dating back to the 17th-13th centuries BC). Its founders were the triumvirate of M. Emilio Lepido, T. Ebuzio Caro and L. Quinto Crispino.
Darker times came with the Barbaric invasions (V and VI centuries). The Huns, the Erulis and then the Longobards (570) – in the intermediate period of 493 to 569 with Teodorico and the Byzantine government, the city, In those years it experienced raids and destruction which completely changed its appearance.
After the French reign, the bishops' hegemony began until the period of the struggle for investitures, when Parma became the scene of many an animated event with internal wars.
The Romanesque period gave Parma its artistic masterpieces such as the cathedral, the work of Wiligelmo and Lanfranco, the Vescovado, of which a trace of the original building remains (the city's oldest wall in an alleyway of the Vescovado), the Benedetto Antelami baptistry, testimony of the passage from Romanesque to Gothic style.
Federico Barbarossa and his nephew Federico II di Svevia, saved Parma from total destruction and dreamed of the construction of a new city called Vittoria.
With the beginning of the Ducato, Parma became a 'little capital' a title that it still holds today. And the period of the Farnesian duchy began with Pope Paul III
In 1718, the dukedom passed to the Bourbons when the Farnese family died out and a new period began for Parma. Often the city's rulers were involved in distant wars. Filippo di Borbone, second cousin to Elisabetta arrived to rule the city after several years. With him, Du Tillot arrived in 1759, an able minister who chose to be linked to France rather than Spain.
The duchy ended up in the hands of Napoleon. Parma's occupation ended with the Congress of Vienna, which settled the most important matters. It was officially decided to assign the duchy to Maria Luigia, now a symbol of Parma. Neipperg, then joined her, governing in a relaxed, detached manner. The construction of Teatro Regio, and the Palazzo Ducale (no longer in existence) near to the Pilotta dates back to this period. Maria Luigia died in 1847.
