The Altinate Center: The Round Patio by sandra46
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Description
When the building of the current Altinate Center was seriously damaged by the fire in 1920, an architect restored it and, according to the taste of the 1920s-1930s (the Fascist era), he stressed the 'Roman' elements of the old structure, and added a bit of geometrism.The so-called 'pit' you see here from the ground floor once was the pivot of the legal activity when the plece was a Court of Justice. From here corridors led to the offices and the court rooms. It's built remembering a Roman impluvium, with a sky roof from which rain water was collected into a tank.
The name Altinate comes from the Roman Altinate Road on which the building lies, and the nearby Altinate Gate of the medieval walls. Both still survive. The road led to Altino, once a very important town, and from there to the eastern provinces of the empire. Altino is a village, nowadays, but it managed to survive.
When the building was a convent, it got its name from St. Cajetan's church (San Gaetano). When Padova had to choose a new name for the new Urban Center last year, the Catholic bishop campaigned to restore the name of St. Cajetan, but a referendum chose Altinate, which reminds the multicultural civilizations of Rome and Venice.
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Comments (36)
THROBBE
Really cool shot! It looked like the inside of an MRI machine at first until I read your notes. Nice work!
pspworkshop
Cool done this!
lyron
Fantastic capture!!!
carlx
Beautiful capture!!!
claude19
FANTASTIC shot with an excellent lighting ! SPLENDID !!!
Mousson
Une photo superbe !!!
giovanino
Beautiful work...
magnus073
Excellent photo Sandra and as always you did a great job with the history behind it
andrewl
Nice composition :)
Fidelity2
Great. 5+!
brycek
Fantastic capture!!
mgtcs
PErfect capture, as always!
decie
great capture!!!
durleybeachbum
Not quite St Pauls, but it has a stark beauty!
flora-crassella
wow!!!!! Fantastic picture!!!!!
DarkStormCrow
Excellent shot, well done...
ShadowsNTime
Very cool shot! I do hope you will show the gate too, you have me very interested in this lovely place!
MOSKETON
PARECE UN CATADIOPTRICO, ME ANCANTA ESTA IMAGEN, FELICIDADES.
Miska7
Very nice image and POV! Great shot!
Fred255
Super POV like that architecture
schonee
Cool and cool info my friend! Have a wonderful night!
Richardphotos
quite a dome and history. I have laid in the floor to capture domes like this, that is if no one is around.excellent shot
Radar_rad-dude
Marvelous and surrealistic view!
mickeyrony
Any dome is rather impressive have always wonders how that holds lol. Nice catch my Beautiful ((5++)) Tout dôme est assez impressionnant ont se demande toujours comment cela tient lol . Belle prise ma Belle ((5++))
amota99517
That's such a cool shot! It was a nice thing that the building got restored.
junge1
Interesting capture. Makes me think of an operating table somehow. Interesting background information Sandra!
bazza
I see the light!! Nice POV, and lovely history lesson, Excellent Sandra!!
bebert
excellent POV
erlandpil
Really cool shot! erland
pauldeleu
Nicely composed.