FARNESE THEATRE - TEATRO FARNESE

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FARNESE THEATRE - TEATRO FARNESE - PARMA
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FARNESE THEATRE - TEATRO FARNESE - PARMA
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The Teatro Farnese (Farnese Theatre) is
one of the most breath-taking sites in all
of Parma if not of Italy. Built in 1618 by
order of Ranuccio I, duke of Parma and
Piacenza, and designed by the ferrarese
architect, Giovan Battista Aleotti; the
theatre was built to celebrate the passing
of Cosimo II de' Medici through Parma
on his way to Milan to visit the tomb of
San Carlo Borromeo and to confirm the
relationship between the two ducal
families which had been sealed by
marriage in 1615.
However due to health problems,
Cosimo II de' Medici cancelled the
proposed trip to Milan and therefore the
theatre could only be inaugurated 10
years later in 1628 for the marriage...
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