Magma is the fiery matter that comes from inside the Earth and out of volcanoes in the form of lava. Magma is essentially formed of molten rock that forms in the bowels of the Earth. It feeds volcanoes, creates minerals and rocks, transports energy and mineral resources to the Planet’s surface....

Volcanic eruptions are divided into two main types: effusive, where lava flows and escapes, and explosive, where the magma is fragmented by the explosion of gas bubbles inside it Explosive eruptions are divided into 5-6 main types, and are classified by considering the total energy of the eruptio...

Volcanology is a branch of Geology (the science that studies rocks), and is related to the study of volcanoes. This science aims to understand the origin and function of volcanoes and their eruptions, in order to understand the dangers that populations and human activities living around them may f...

UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Founded on 4 November 1945 in Paris, it aims to support peace, the relationship between different cultures and the environment in which we find ourselves. One of its most important initiatives is the World Heritage Li...

In architecture, a central plan refers to buildings developed around a central point....

Trompe-l'œil is a painting technique used to simulate a realistic depiction of a landscape or other things using optical illusion....

The chimera is a mythological figure, considered the incarnation of the worst destructive forces of nature: storms and volcanoes. This monster has the head and body of a lion with a goat's head on its back, and a biting serpent for a tail. The chimera is a frightening figure and can be found in ...

The scholar Luigi Di Blasi suggested that it was Rosario Gagliardi who designed Palazzo Nicolaci, but not everyone agrees. According to Di Blasi, the fact that Gagliardi created all of the designs of the buildings in Noto, that there are some decorative elements typical of the Syracusan architect ...

Don Giacomo Nicolaci was Baron of Villadorata and owner of one of the most beautiful buildings in Noto, Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata. The Baron was extremely cultured and a great scholar, spoke six languages and was a true lover of astronomy and geometry. He was appointed Prince of the Academy ...

In 1474 the rector of the church, Giuliano Maniuni, ordered Antonello da Messina to create the Annunciation. The painter, one of the most important artists in Italy, painted the requested work on a wooden panel, which remained above the altar until 1906. That year, the Italian state offices respon...