Padua

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Prato della Valle and the church of Santa Giustina, Padua, Italy

equestrian statue of Gattamelata by Donatello

botanical garden of Padua, Italy

Prato della Valle, Padua, Italy

Prato della Valle and the cupolas of the Church of Santa Giustina, Padua, Italy

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Padua: References & Edit History

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Latin scholarship
- In classical scholarship: The later Middle Ages
Neoclassical architecture
- In Western architecture: Italy
Renaissance humanism
- In history of Europe: Growth of literacy
rule by signorie
- In Italy: The popolo and the formation of the signorie in central and northern Italy
World War I
- In World War I: The collapse of Austria-Hungary

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Igor Gabor

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Padua, Italy.	Grace Young	Dec 23, 2024
	Map added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Sep 14, 2023
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Mar 04, 2016
	Added background information about the designation of Padua's botanical garden as the oldest in Europe.	Naomi Blumberg Igor Gabor	Dec 02, 2015
	Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Geography of Padua.	Shiveta Singh	Jul 15, 2008
	Added new Web site: Padua Research Area - Padova.	Dutta Promeet	Feb 28, 2008
	Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Padua.	Gaurav Shukla	Feb 27, 2008
	Population data updated.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 11, 2007
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998