Cini Foundation
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The Giorgio Cini Foundation, or just the Cini Foundation, is a cultural foundation founded by industrialist and politician Vittorio Cini on 20 April 1951 in memory of Giorgio Cini, his son who died in
The island of San Giorgio Maggiore is home to the Cini Foundation
San Giorgio Monastery
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The San Giorgio Monastery is a Benedictine monastery in Venice, Italy, located on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore. It stands next to the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, which serves the monastic co
Cini Foundation
…20 April 1951 in memory of Giorgio Cini, his son who died in an airplane accident near Cannes in August 1949. The Foundation is located in the former San Giorgio Monastery on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice. Vittorio Cini had a long relationship with the Italian Fascist party, joining in 1926, and had occupied…
View of the Monastery of San Giorgio Maggiore from the bell tower
View of the island
San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk, Claude Monet, 1908–1912
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