Temple of the Italian Glories

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The Temple of the Italian Glories is the honorary name for Florence’s Basilica of Santa Croce, famed as the burial place of many illustrious Italians such as Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf honorary name
alsoKnownAs Tempio dell’Itale Glorie
appliedTo Franciscan church
associatedPeriod Italian Renaissance
Italian Risorgimento
associatedWith Italian cultural heritage
Italian national identity
containsMemorialTo Dante Alighieri (cenotaph)
linked to: Dante's Tomb
containsTombOf Galileo Galilei
Gioachino Rossini
Guglielmo Marconi (monument)
linked to: Guglielmo Marconi

Michelangelo Buonarroti
linked to: Michelangelo

Niccolò Machiavelli
Ugo Foscolo (cenotaph)
Vittorio Alfieri
country Italy
dedicatedTo Holy Cross (Santa Croce)
hasArchitecturalStyleOfBuilding Gothic
hasFunctionOfBuilding basilica
burial church
heritageContext UNESCO World Heritage Site: Historic Centre of Florence
honoraryNameOf Basilica of Santa Croce
languageOfName Italian
locatedIn Florence
Italy
Tuscany
notableFor funerary monuments
role in Italian cultural memory
tombs of famous Italians
partOf historic centre of Florence
reasonForName burial place of illustrious Italians
refersTo Basilica of Santa Croce
religiousAffiliationOfBuilding Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrderOfBuilding Franciscans
linked to: Franciscan Order
symbolizes glory of Italian arts and sciences
pantheon of Italian cultural heroes
touristAttractionIn Florence
usedAs cultural landmark
national memorial site

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Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence nickname Temple of the Italian Glories
Temple of the Italian Glories alsoKnownAs Tempio dell’Itale Glorie
linked to: Temple of the Italian Glories