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:"For other meanings of Salò or Salo see Salo (disambiguation). For the movie by Pier Paolo Pasolini, see Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma." Salò is a town and commune in the Province of Brescia in the region of Lombardy (northern Italy) on the banks of Lake Garda. History: Salò was founded in the Roman period as "Pagus Salodium" and in the Middle Ages became a stronghold of the Milanese Visconti family. From 1440 the town came under the control of the Republic of Venice. From 1943 to 1945 Salò was the capital of Mussolini's Nazi-backed puppet state, the Italian Social Republic, also known as the Republic of Salò. Main sights: *The Duomo (cathedral), rebuilt in late Gothic style in the 15th century. It has a noteworthy Renaissance portal, paintings by Zenone Veronese (16th century), a Polyptych of Paolo Veneziano's school and a "Madonna and Saints" by Romanino. *The Palazzo della Magnifica Patria (16th century). The palace is home the Historical Museum of the Azure Ribbon, an ... Read more about Salò on Wikipedia

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