Longobards in Italy: Places of Power (568–774 A.D.)
Longobards in Italy: Places of Power is seven groups of historic buildings that reflect the achievements of the Germanic tribe of the Lombards, who settled in Italy during the sixth century and established a Lombard Kingdom which ended in 774 A.D.
Longobards in Italy: Places of Power (568–774 A.D.)
The façade of the Cathedral.
Church of Santa Maria in Valle in the Gastaldaga area.
The Tempietto Longobardo.
Brescia is a city and comune (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. With a population of more than 200,000, it is the second largest city in Lombardy and the fourth largest in northwest Italy. The urban area of Brescia extends beyond the administrative city limits and has a population of 672,822, while over 1.5 million people live in its metropolitan area. The city is the administrative capital of the Province of Brescia, one of the largest in Italy, with over 1,200,000 inhabitants.
The Capitolium in the Roman forum
Image: Brescia Duomo Nuovo visto dal castello
Image: 481Brescia Loggia
Image: Brescia Castello torre dei Prigionieri