Rucellai was one of the Consiglio dei Cento ("council of one hundred") in 1474. After World War II, Lamborghini opened a garage in Pieve di Cento. Dvipada means two feet (couplet) and Sataka means hundred (a cento of verses). South-east of the city lies the small historic fortification of Pieve di Cento. It was a member of the CENTO and SEATO military alliances. The symbol for percent (%) evolved from a symbol abbreviating the Italian "per cento". In 1955, Pakistan joined the CENTO and the SEATO alliances. What is meant by "cento" ("patchwork")? The company symbol was a triangle containing the letters "F L C" (Ferruccio Lamborghini Cento). Cento, Trattori's South African importer, cancelled all its orders. The "cento" originated in the 3rd or 4th century C.E. Following the death of Gregory XV in 1623, Guercino returned to his hometown of Cento. The railway connecting Turkey and Iran was built in the 1970s, sponsored by CENTO. This kind of composition is called Cento. Goethe viewed Guercino's painting in Cento (17 October 1786).