In brief Historical origin: created in 1970 following the 1966 'Acqua Granda' disaster to protect Venice. Unique location: located 8 miles off the coast on a 16-metre seabed; it is one of the world's very few fixed research facilities.…
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The museum takes its name from its last famous tenant: Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo. The eclectic Spanish artist established his studio in 1898 in one of the largest apartments that divided the Pesaro degli Orfei palace. Over time, Fortuny also…
He was 60 years old (born on the 29th of August 1662), never married and was considered the hero of Dalmatia for his valour in the conquest of the Turkish fortress of Imoschi (1717), but in fact, as Doge, he was one of the continuers of the policy…
