SVA aeroplane, Auditorium, Vittoriale degli italiani

SVA aeroplane flown by D'Annunzio over Vienna on 9th August 1918 to launch flyers announcing Italya's victory, hanging from the ceiling in the auditorium at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The Auditorium seats 200 and is used for conventions, events and performances. A video shows the rooms in the Priory and the museum, and photographic exhibitions explore the life of da'Annunzio and Il Vittoriale. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13442539

Media ID

45174501

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7087px x 4724px (7.5MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen