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How to Say: Monuments in ItalyHow to Say: Monuments in Italy

Silvia Donati  |  Tuesday, April 7, 2015 - 00:40

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One of Italy’s most attractive features is the range of incredible monuments built through 
the centuries that can still be admired today.

If you are planning a trip to Italy, it is handy to know the Italian word for some of the most 
common monuments and sites.

Start with this list:

Chiesa / Cattedrale / Duomo / Basilica – church/cathedral, as in Chiesa di Santa 
Maria della Vita, Cattedrale di Lecce, Duomo di Monreale, Basilica di San Pietro.   

Torre – [TORE -EE]   tower, as in Torre di Pisa

Castello – [CAH - STELL -LO]  castle, as in Castello Sforzesco (Milano)

Ponte – [PON-TAY] bridge, as in Ponte Vecchio (Firenze) or Ponte dei Sospiri 
(Venezia)

Palazzo – [PAH- LAH- TZO] palace, as in Palazzo Ducale (Venezia)

Cappella – [CAP - EL- LA] chapel, as in Cappella Sistina (Roma)

Piazza – [PEE- AHH- ZAH]  square, as in Piazza del Campo (Siena)

Fontana – [FON-TAN-AAH] fountain, as in Fontana di Trevi (Roma)

Teatro – [TEE-AT-TROW]  theater, as in Teatro Antico di Taormina

Villa – [VILL - LAH] villa, as in Palladian Villas of Veneto

Statua - [STA-TWO- AH] statue, as in Statua del Nettuno (Bologna) or Statua 
del David (Firenze)

And last, but definitely not least, Colosseo – [COL - OOH- SEE- OH]  Colosseum 
(il Colosseo è un anfiteatro – the Colosseum is an amphitheater, in fact it is also 
known as the Flavian Amphitheater).

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Silvia Donati  |  Tuesday, April 7, 2015 - 00:40