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Biblioteca comunale Luciano Benincasa

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The Biblioteca comunale Luciano Benincasa (the "Luciano Benincasa Municipal Library") is located in Ancona, Italy, in the Palazzo Mengoni-Ferretti, at the central Piazza del Plebiscito (Plebiscite Square).

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Biblioteca comunale Luciano Benincasa
Via Giacomo Matteotti, Ancona

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Via Giacomo Matteotti
60121 Ancona
Marche, Italy
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