By Valentine Alli
The Torrione INA ( transl. “INA Tower”), also known as Torrione or Grattacielo, a tall building in Brescia, Italy is actually the first skyscraper in Italy and also one of the first in Europe.
Built between 1930 and 1932, it was designed by the Italian architect Marcello Piacentini for the INA – Istituto Nazionale Assicurazioni (National Insurance Institute).
The Post Office building in the centre of Piazza Della Vittoria, Brescia was also designed by Marcello (1881-1960) and constructed in 1932.
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The quarries are nestled in the picturesque Brescia province of Italy. To get this view I had to move to the next small town called SAN GALO situated at the back of the CAVE.
It is believed that in Roman times, the abundance of stone and marble in the area of Botticino, allowed all classes to make use of inscriptions in stone, allowing the development of a substantial epigraphic tradition.
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Botticino Marble a stunning high quality marble has been extracted for over two thousand years from the Botticino Classico extraction basin. It is a natural stone tile with white veins and spots throughout.
