History of Pavia, Italy
Pavia is an Italian university city about 22 miles south of Milan. It was built by the Romans and was the capital of the Italian peninsula under the Lombards.
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City of a Hundred Towers
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Pavia is known as the "City of a Hundred Towers," although most of those towers are now in ruins.
Ticino River
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The city is built on the banks of the Ticino River. This location helped it to become a major commercial center.
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Architecture
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The numerous examples of Romanesque and Gothic architecture, especially the many churches, provide a physical link to the city's past.
Iron Crown
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After the Lombards' fall, Pavia remained a powerful presence, and those who ruled Northern Italy would still journey to Pavia to be crowned with the traditional Iron Crown.
Satellite of Milan
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In the 14th century, Pavia was taken over by the Viscontis, rulers of Milan. This ended Pavia's association with the crown but started the era in which its university and famous monastery, Certosa di Pavia, was built.
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- Photo Credit Certosa di Pavia
