Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
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Tartini House is one of the oldest houses that encircle Tartini Square.
Municipal documents from 1384 mention it as the Gothic building “Casa Pizagura”; later its exterior was renovated in the Neoclassical style. Here it was the Giuseppe Tartini was born.
On the 1st floor there is the Tartini Memorial Room, containing the objects the artist left [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Oct 24th 2015
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Tartini Square is named after Giuseppe Tartini, a violin virtuoso and composer of music. He was born in Piran on 8th April 1692.
Tartini’s achievements in the sphere of violin virtuosity became a basis and stimulation for the later Paganini’s virtuosity and his unique violin technique.
Tartini created mostly instrumental music. He adored violin, and this is [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 23rd 2015
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Tartini Square became the central square of Piran at the end of the 13th century, but it acquired its present appearance only in the 19th century. When the harbour (mandrač) was filled, the inhabitants of Piran made a large square around which they built all the major municipal institutions (Town Hall, Court House, etc.) and [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Oct 21st 2015
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4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 20th 2015
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When the Venetians came to Piran at the end of the 13th Century, they built the Town Hall building near the harbour and outside the town walls present at that time. It was constructed in the Roman-Gothic style; its façade was full of immured coats of arms and inscriptions. It was demolished in the year [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 19th 2015
Love is where the journey begins.
Cherie
4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 18th 2015
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The Prvomajski trg is a short distance away from Tartini Square. On closer inspection, the statues in the square reveal a practical purpose:
Prvomajski trg, has an elaborate Baroque fountain. Built in 1776 on top of the town’s balustraded cistern, the fountain is fronted by an imposing pair of statues symbolizing Law and Justice. A stone [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 17th 2015
