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In giro per l'Italia - Roma Il Colosseo

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Fulvio tells us plenty of interesting things about the history of one of the symbols of Rome, the Colosseum. To begin with, it wasn't always called the "Colosseum."

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Caption 85 [it]: una figura geometrica che tutti ricorderemo,
Caption 85 [en]: a geometric figure that we must all remember,

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Meraviglie - EP. 4 - Part 14

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The fresco depicting the Last Judgement is almost like a photograph of the Middle Ages. Alberto Angela shows us where the sinners ended up and what happened to them in Hell.

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Caption 44 [it]: E al centro la figura di Lucifero,
Caption 44 [en]: And in the center, the figure of Lucifer,

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Meraviglie - EP. 3 - Part 13

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Two geniuses left their indelible marks on civilization: Leonardo with the Last Supper and Michelangelo with his David.

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Caption 43 [it]: Da ciò, la serenità che emana da tutta la sua figura.
Caption 43 [en]: Hence the serenity that emanates from his whole figure.

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Meraviglie - EP. 3 - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alberto Angela focuses on one of the floor inlays depicting the story of Siena according to tradition. Siena shares a city symbol with Rome.

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Caption 18 [it]: Vedete questa figura femminile in bilico su una sfera
Caption 18 [en]: You see this female figure balancing on a sphere

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As opposed to the classical palaces of the powerful, with their throne rooms and great halls, Castel del Monte has some smaller and more intimate spaces, conducive to more personal encounters. Over the centuries, the castle was exploited in different ways, well into modern times.

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Caption 36 [it]: la figura del suo ideatore,
Caption 36 [en]: the figure of its creator,

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Adriano - Pizzeria Pinocchio - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Sicilian

Adriano has left his native Palermo and is now living in Dublin. He takes us to his favorite Italian restaurant in Dublin's downtown area.

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Caption 38 [it]: Io, quando ero piccolo, ero molto legato alla figura di Pinocchio
Caption 38 [en]: I, when I was little, was very tied to the figure of Pinocchio.

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Itinerari Della Bellezza - Abruzzo - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The segment highlights two medieval churches near the ancient site of Alba Fucens. Both churches display ornamental facings made from pieces of colored marble that are intricately pieced together, what is known as Cosmatesque work.

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Caption 17 [it]: sono scolpite una figura umana, un'aquila ed elementi fantastici opposti ad essa:
Caption 17 [en]: there's a sculpted human figure, an eagle and imaginary elements opposite this:

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I Love Roma - guida della città - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Rome's many bridges are the focus of this video, including the Ponte Rotto, which dates back to ancient Rome. Only part of the Ponte Rotto is still standing and this is why it is called rotto or broken. Rivers are masculine in Italian, and ancient Roman statues portray River Gods as recumbent elderly men with long beards.

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Caption 46 [it]: proviene dalla figura del "Pontifex" latino,
Caption 46 [en]: comes from the Latin role of "Pontifex",

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Itinerari Della Bellezza - Trentino Alto Adige - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The first of a six-part series on the Trentino-Alto Adige area of Italy, also known as South Tyrol, reveals majestic alpine landscapes and masterpieces of medieval art.

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Caption 18 [it]: La figura di un santo dondolante,
Caption 18 [en]: The figure of a swinging saint

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