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The “Gates of Paradise” restored after 27 years

Arts

The Gates of ParadiseIt is returning to public view after a 27-year restoration, the “Gates of Paradise”, the masterpiece by Lorenzo Ghiberti. Made of bronze and gold for the Baptistery of Florence, the name of the “Gate” was given by Michelangelo. Removed to protect it from the Second World War in 1943,it  was damaged by the flood of the Arno river in 1966 and replaced with a copy in 1990.

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More than 1,000 experts at the ISWA Congress

Business

The congress at the PalacongressiAlready more than 1,000 waste experts from all over the world registered for the ISWA World Congress 2012 which will take place 17-19 September in Florence, Italy. The Florence World Solid Waste Congress 2012 is an important event of this sector. The Congress location is at the Palazzo dei Congressi adjacent to the Santa Maria Novella mainline railway station in the City center.

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ICCA returns to Italy to talk of the economy

Business

ICCA returns to ItalyFrancesca Manzani, Board Member of the International Congress & Convention Association ICCA, the main congress association at international level representing the entire sector from PCO’s to convention centers, convention bureaux and airlines, welcomed in Italy the President of ICCA, Arnaldo Nardone from Uruguay and her ICCA Board Member colleagues coming from Denmark, South Africa, Spain and the Netherlands.

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The Fifth Light, exhibition by Vlastimil Kosvanec

Arts

KosvanecThe Fifth Light – exhibition by Vlastimil Kosvanec The exhibition, organized thanks to the Province of Florence and presented by Museum Martinengo Villagana, Villachiara-Brescia, is produced in an Italian city for the first time. The exhibition project counts the presence of 36 works of the Boehmian artist Vlastimil Košvanec (Prague, 1887-1961) divided into five “rooms” of Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence.

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Mayor Renzi to attend at the DNC in Charlotte

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Democratic National ConventionEquality and Economic Opportunities in 21st Century Cities: “Lessons from the U.S. and Around the World” Organized in partnership with the Charlotte 2012 Host Committee, the Center for American Progress Action Fund and the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Featuring: Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law School professor; Mayor Anthony Foxx, Charlotte; Mayor Matteo Renzi, Florence, Italy, and more.

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Brian McFadden has got married in Florence

Life

Brian_McFadden (Eva Rinaldi) - CCBrian McFadden has got married after tying the knot with Irish DJ Vogue Williams in a unique ceremony at the Castello of Vincigliata, in the hills of Florence, Italy. Few days ago he tweeted: “I’m getting married today. #justsayin. Brian was born April 12, 1980 and he is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the Irish boyband Westlife. He is now a judge on Australia’s Got Talent.

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The meeting of EPP: watch Mario Monti’s address

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Mario Monti (Zinneke) - CCItalian Prime Minister Mario Monti will visit the EUI this Thursday 6 September, to open the meeting of the Presidency of the European People’s Party in Florence. Monti’s opening address will be streamed live and accessible to all. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 13.00. Watch the event here. The EPP group will discuss on how to restore economic growth in Europe and the defense of the values ​.

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