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City of Verona
Verona is the capital of the province of the same name, lies at the point where the River Adige emerges from the Alps into the north Italian plain, because of this position, the areas saw frequent inundations until 1956, when the Mori-Torbole tunnel was constructed, providing 500 cubic meters of discharge from the Adige river to the Lake Garda in case of flood danger. The tunnel reduced the risk of floodings from once every seventy years to once every two centuries.
The main part of Verona is located below the Alpine foothills of the Altipiano dei Lessini on a peninsula surrounded on two sides by the rapidly flowing Adige and linked with the districts on the left bank by ten bridges. Verona, a city rich in art and architecture, lies about 80km/50mi from Venice and the Adriatic. It is also a considerable commercial center, handling the produce (particularly fruit and vegetables) of the province's fertile irrigated soil.
Verona is distinguished for its fine Romanesque churches (11th century), but is was also an important artistic center in the Renaissance period, particularly in the field of architecture. Its leading architects were the Dominican monk Fra Giocondo (1433-1515) and Michele Sammichele (1484-1559). Sammichele tried to embellish his works of fortifications by the use of classical architectural forms, erected numerous splendid buildings and built the bastioned town walls (1530 onwards).
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