Street Photography Modena Italy, Pictures from My Visit
Modena, Ferrara, and Bologna are often in news for sad reasons. The places are earthquake prone. Just some years back, in 2012, earthquake struck about 22 miles northwest of Bologna. The origin was in between Ferrara and Modena. I just hope the UNESCO sites of Modena and the people there will be safe.
Earth Quake Prone Modena
Italy is very precariously located between the Alps and the Africa plate. Therefore Italy has always been a hot spot for seismic activity. Even though Italy has a medium-high seismic hazard due to medium frequency and intensity it is highly prone to damage. Mostly this is due to the fragility of buildings, high population and the high number of cultural heritage and monuments which could be affected by tremors.
I visited this earth quake prone Modena city and Bologna in April 2010 and have pleasant memories of the place. The news reports indicate the plains near Modena suffered serious damages. Some of the historical sites of the Emilia-Romagna region of the Po river valley, have crumbled. Bologna luckily escaped mother nature’s wrath.
Street Photography Modena
The cities are such that one can hardly resist the temptation of falling in love with these places. We had an hour to loiter around the streets of Modena. We toured the Ducal Gardens of Modena which had beautiful tulips in full bloom.
Modena is an ancient town of Italy. It has the UNESCO World Heritage site status for its Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande. However, Modena is more popular for its automobile industry. Almost all factories of the famous Italian sports car makers like Ferrari, De Tomaso, Lamborghini, Pagani and Maserati are located here.
Here are some views of streets and cathedral of Modena.
Street Photography Modena
Facades Modena Italy
Street Photography Modena
People of Modena
San Domenico Church Modena Italy
Vigarani Palace in the Public Gardens Modena Italy
Ducal Palace of Modena, now used as Military Academy.
Oh, I had not heard of the earthquake! Lives lost is always sad, and so is the loss of historical sites. Glad to hear Bologna did not suffer damage; it's such a nice town.
Lovely shots of this beautiful Italian city, Indrani…
A beautiful place with lovely memories for you. I have a friend who is in Italy, but, thankfully, she was not in this area. Earthquakes are so frightening and destructive.
earthquakes are really horrible…nice post with great pics !!!!!!!
so sad to hear about the earthquake. But it is good it was not worse.
Isn't it nice to see that they have preserved the whole place so well.
No wonder one falls in love with the place.
beautiful
hope no serious damage due to the quake
nice pics, Indrani! sad to hear about the earthquake…
How sorry such a beautiful and historic place, Modena, was hit by the massive earthquake! My prayers and thoughts are to those suffering through the disaster.
What a charming place!
Too bad about the quake. It's a beautiful area. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
It is a beautiful ton and it is sad to hear about the earthquake. I do hope the people are safe and that their was not too much damage. Great post and I enjoyed the photos.
Nice pictures, great shots.
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Natural catastrophes rob us of so much, of life and loss of home and history. I pray that there are no aftershocks.
It's easy to see how one can fall in love with these cities. I hope the earthquake damage wasn't too severe.
Such beautiful shots of these wonderful old towns. And it's heart-breaking to see them in ruins after the quake.
Earthquakes can be terrible, I also hope for very few deaths.
I love the last shot, I wonder if the gentlemen are discussing whether to turn right, or left!
This is very sad. I hope that people are safe and damage is very limited.
The pictures from the quake areas have been devastating! I'm so glad you got the captures that you did, Indrani, and that you've shared them with us!
That is terrible about the earthquakes. You captured the beauty of the town so well here.
Nice town,charming buildings !
Earthquakes are indeed horrible. Quiet a while since the last huge one happened here. Beautiful pictures.
Amazing pics