TY - JOUR N2 - Most of the medieval Italian cities are civitas born of the ruins of the ancient Roman civilization. Their beauty ist the origin for deep esthetical experiences, to which Sławomir Gzell gave the name bellezza. There are a few characteristic features composing the "picturesqueness", painterliness and harmony of those cities, which lead the observer to strong emotions and constant, sensual exploration. The author contemplates the aspects creating the phenomrnon of beauty of Italian cities and towns - which are the metapfor of human desires and deepest cravings. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/114375/PDF-MASTER/document%20-%202019-10-17T152950.028.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/114375 PY - 2016 IS - vol. XLIV EP - 276 KW - beauty of the city KW - complex composition KW - dominant KW - imagery KW - urban structure KW - Italian cities urban complex A1 - Malinowska-Petelenz, Beata PB - Oddział PAN w Krakowie DA - 2016 T1 - Città italiane, about the phenomenon of italian cities SP - 267 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/114375 T2 - Teka Komisji Urbanistyki i Architektury Oddziału Polskiej Akademii Nauk w Krakowie ER -