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San Giorgio

San Giorgio, is the Italian form of Saint George. When used as the name of a person it is frequently contracted to Sangiorgio.

San Giorgio Maggiore
San Giorgio Maggiore

San Giorgio Maggiore is one of the islands of Venice, northern Italy, lying east of the Giudecca and south of the main island group. The island, or more specifically its Palladian church, is an important landmark.

San Giorgio a Cremano
San Giorgio a Cremano

San Giorgio a Cremano is a primarily residential town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, in Italy. It is located on the foothills of Mount Vesuvius to the west of the volcano, and is six kilometres to the south east of the centre of Naples.

San Giorgio in Velabro
San Giorgio in Velabro

San Giorgio in Velabro is a church in Rome, Italy, devoted to St. George.

San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk
San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk

Saint-Georges majeur au crépuscule refers to an Impressionist painting by Claude Monet, which exists in more than one version. It forms part of a series of views of the monastery-island of San Giorgio Maggiore.

San Giorgio su Legnano
San Giorgio su Legnano

San Giorgio su Legnano is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Milan. San Giorgio su Legnano borders the following municipalities: Legnano, Villa Cortese, Canegrate, Busto Garolfo.

San Giorgio Monastery
San Giorgio Monastery

The San Giorgio Monastery was a Benedictine monastery in Venice, Italy, located on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore.

San Giorgio Morgeto
San Giorgio Morgeto

San Giorgio Morgeto is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 70 kilometres (43 miles) southwest of Catanzaro and about 50 km (31 mi) northeast of Reggio Calabria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,356 and an area of 35.1 square kilometres (13.6 sq mi).San Giorgio Morgeto borders the following municipalities: Canolo, Cinquefrondi, Cittanova, Mammola, Polistena.

San Giorgio-class amphibious transport dock
San Giorgio-class amphibious transport dock

The San Giorgio class are amphibious transport docks built by Fincantieri for the Italian Navy. These ships can carry a battalion of troops, and up to 36 armored vehicles.

San Giorgio-class cruiser
San Giorgio-class cruiser

The San Giorgio class consisted of two armored cruisers built for the Royal Italian Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. The second ship, San Marco, was used to evaluate recently invented steam turbines in a large ship and incorporated a number of other technological advances.

Altamura
Altamura

Altamura is a city and comune of Apulia, in southern Italy. It is located on one of a hill of the Murge plateau in the Metropolitan City of Bari, 45 kilometres (28 miles) southwest of Bari, close to the border with Basilicata.

Altamura Man

The Altamura Man is a fossil of the genus Homo discovered in 1993 in a karst sinkhole in the Lamalunga Cave near the city of Altamura, Italy. Remarkably well preserved but embedded in stalagmites and covered in a thick layer of calcite the find was left in situ in order to avoid damage.

Altamura Cathedral
Altamura Cathedral

Altamura Cathedral , dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Altamura, in the province of Bari, Apulia, in southern Italy. Since 1986 it has been the seat of the Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, formed in that year.