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Chapel of the institute of San Vincenzo Address: Via San Vincenzo, 55 Inside the chapel we can admire six oil paintings on canvas and a series of paintings on wood created in the middle of the 1940s by Aurelio Galleppini, who signed his works as Galep. Some years later he became famous ... |
Saint Remy Bastion Address: Via Università Porta dei Leoni The Saint Remy Bastion was built in the early 20th century on the ancient “Zecca” and “Sperone” Spanish bastions, to connect the higher part of Cagliari with the Villanova and Marina districts. The terrace Umberto I was inaugurated in 1901 an... |
Via Vittorio Veneto quarry Address: Via Vittorio Veneto 40 Telephone: +39 070 652956 The quarry opens opposite building number 40 Via Vittorio Veneto. The wide entrance is entirely blocked off by a double stone wall, except for some small doors. The irregularly shaped quarry has a perimeter of around 150 ... |
Masonic house Address: Piazza Indipendenza Taken over some years ago by the Grande Oriente d’Italia (GOI) as the headquarters of the Masonic lodges in Cagliari, the building was originally built by the Sanjust di Teulada family. The traditional style is apparent with squared-off openings surmounted by frames ... |
The Roman Amphitheatre Address: Viale Sant’Ignazio The Amphitheatre, probably dating back to the end of the 2nd century A.D, lies in a small natural valley on the western slopes of the Buon Cammino Hill. Its builders incorporated the features of the soil, excavating the steps from the limestone rock an... |
Aragonese church Address: Via Leo The church, located on the slopes of Monte Urpino, was built on the wishes of Baron Giovanni Sanjust di Teulada between the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th centuries on the ruins of an old Byzantine church. The ... |
Cloister and crypt of San Domenico Address: Via XXIV Maggio Telephone: +39 070 662837 The monastery of St. Dominic was founded in 1254 on the site of the ancient Benedictine church dedicated to St. Anna in the Villanova quarter. The original plan of the complex had a close relationship with Tuscan constructions ... |
Monumental cemetery of Bonaria Address: Viale Cimitero Telephone: +39 070 300205 The monumental cemetery of Bonaria rises on the hill of the same name in an area previously used as a necropolis as far back as the Punic, Roman and early Christian times. Up to the first years of ... |
Citadel of Museums Address: Piazza Arsenale Telephone: +39 070 6757627 The Citadel of Museums is located on the northern part of the hill on which the ancient Castello quarter rises. To date, we have little evidence - just two cisterns - that the area was frequented in the Phoenician, ... |
The City of Salt Address: Viale La Palma The City of Salt gives us an overview of the history of modern industrial activities in the shapes of the buildings connected with the quarrying of salt. The large pavilions at La Palma bear witness to the importance ... |