Scaligeri Family Tombs
The tombs of the Scaligeri family in Verona, Italy. These five Gothic funerary monuments are considered some of the best examples of Gothic art.Verona is situated on both sides of the Adige River and has a picturesque Old Town with numerous historical buildings, many of which belong to the UNESCO World Heritage and reflect the turbulent history of the city. Originally a Celtic settlement, the city became in 89 v.CH Roman colony. In 489 AD Theodoric the Great, King of the Ostgoths, conquered Verona and made it his residence. 80 years later it fell into the hands of the Langobard's King Alboin and in the 10th c. belonged to the Duchy Carinthia (Southern Austria). Finally in the 12th c. Verona received its town charter, but fell, however, again and again under foreign rule. In 1797 the Austrians made it their strongest fortress and only in 1866 did Verona became Italian. Today Verona is a province capital with approximately 250,000 inhabitants.
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