The 90-seat Flora Theatre at Penna San Giovanni
The Flora Theatre was built entirely of wood and is an important example of Baroque art and architecture. The interior dates from about 1780. The work of Antonio Liozzi decorates the wooden facade with floral motifs. A series of hexagonal wooden columns painted in a faux-marble pattern, support the steel-reinforced core while two rows of wooden balustrades decorate the frames and are topped with floral garlands. The centre of the ceiling illuminates an intricate pattern of cornices and mouldings. Liozzi's signature fresco adorns the wooden ceiling, opening to a blue sky in which stands the goddess Flora. For years the theatre was neglected and was almost lost to modernisation. In 1985 it was designated as a historic national treasure and renovated to its original glory.
The 90-seat Flora Theatre at Penna San Giovanni
The Flora Theatre was built entirely of wood and is an important example of Baroque art and architecture. The interior dates from about 1780. The work of Antonio Liozzi decorates the wooden facade with floral motifs. A series of hexagonal wooden columns painted in a faux-marble pattern, support the steel-reinforced core while two rows of wooden balustrades decorate the frames and are topped with floral garlands. The centre of the ceiling illuminates an intricate pattern of cornices and mouldings. Liozzi's signature fresco adorns the wooden ceiling, opening to a blue sky in which stands the goddess Flora. For years the theatre was neglected and was almost lost to modernisation. In 1985 it was designated as a historic national treasure and renovated to its original glory.