WebRagusa Ibla is home to a wide array of Baroque architecture, including several stunning palaces and churches: . Cathedral of San Giorgio: construction started in 1738 by architect Rosario Gagliardi, to replace temple destroyed by the 1693 earthquake.The church retains its older Catalan-Gothic style portal.The façade contains a flight of 250 steps and massive …

WebThe 1908 Messina earthquake (also known as the 1908 Messina and Reggio earthquake) occurred on 28 December in Sicily and Calabria, southern Italy with a moment magnitude of 7.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme).The epicenter was in the Strait of Messina which separates Sicily from the Italian mainland. The cities of Messina and …

WebSicily has a roughly triangular shape, earning it the name Trinacria.. To the north-east, it is separated from Calabria and the rest of the Italian mainland by the Strait of Messina, about 3 km (1.9 mi) wide in the north, and about 16 km (9.9 mi) wide in the southern part. The northern and southern coasts are each about 280 km (170 mi) long measured as a …

WebComiso was devastated by the 1693 earthquake and rebuilt on the same spot as the old ruins in the Sicilian Baroque style. The United States Air Force deployed Ground Launched Cruise Missiles (GLCM) to Comiso Air Base in June 1983. Women from Italy, Europe, and other parts of the world created a peace camp in Comiso in 1983 to protest the ...

WebThe 2017 Ischia earthquake occurred in the island of Ischia, Campania, in southern Italy.The main shock occurred at 20:57 CEST (18:57 UTC) on 21 August 2017, and was rated 3.9 M w or 4.2 mb on the moment magnitude scale.. Despite the moderate magnitude, several buildings and a church collapsed. One woman died in Casamicciola Terme after …

WebIl terremoto del Val di Noto del 9 e dell'11 gennaio 1693 rappresenta, assieme ai terremoti del 1169 e del 1908, l'evento catastrofico di maggiori dimensioni che abbia colpito la Sicilia orientale in tempi storici. Secondo recenti studi in realtà si potrebbe trattare di due eventi distinti. Con una magnitudo momento pari a 7,3, è considerato il terremoto più forte mai …

WebCaltagirone (Italian: [kaltadʒiˈroːne]; Sicilian: Caltaggiruni [kaltaddʒɪˈɾuːnɪ]; Latin: Calata Hieronis) is an inland city and comune in the Metropolitan City of Catania, on the island (and region) of Sicily, southern Italy, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Catania.It is the fifth most populous municipality of the Metropolitan City, behind Catania, Acireale, …

WebThe 1980 Irpinia earthquake (Italian: Terremoto dell'Irpinia) took place in Italy on 23 November 1980, with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). It left at least 2,483 people dead, at least 7,700 injured, and 250,000 homeless Event. Map of earthquake intensity. The quake ...

WebEarthquake Baroque or Seismic Baroque is a style of Baroque architecture found in the ... Similar events led to the Pombaline architecture in Lisbon following the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and Sicilian Baroque in Sicily following the 1693 earthquake. Top to Bottom: Panay church entrance with view of façade Pilasters, Paoay church buttresses.

WebHospitaller Malta, officially the Monastic State of the Order of Malta, [citation needed] and known within Maltese history as the Knights' Period (Maltese: Żmien il-Kavallieri, "Time of the Knights"), was a polity which existed between 1530 and 1798 when the Mediterranean islands of Malta and Gozo were ruled by the Order of St. John of Jerusalem.It was …