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Piazza Randolfo Pacciardi, better known as Piazza della Palma (lit. ' Square of the Palm tree ' ), is a public square in the historic centre of Grosseto , Tuscany , Italy. Originally named after a palm tree first planted in the 18th century and continuously replanted over time, the square is officially dedicated to Randolfo Pacciardi but ...
Piazza del Duomo (lit. ' Cathedral's Square ') is a square located in the historic center of Grosseto, home to some of the city's most significant buildings. The square is named after the Grosseto Cathedral, which overlooks it, and it is adjacent to the larger Piazza Dante. On its northern side, the square connects to Corso Carducci, the main ...
Piazza del Mercato (lit. ' Market's Square '), better known as Piazza del Sale (lit. ' Salt's Square ') is a public square in the historic centre of Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. Named for its historical role as a medieval salt storage hub, the square has been a key site in Grosseto since the 13th century.
Piazza della Loggia, or more simply Piazza Loggia, also known as Piazza Grande or Piazza Vecchia [1] (Piàsa dela Lògia or Piàsa ècia in Brescian dialect), [2] [3] is one of the Italian city Brescia's main squares, a symbolic place of the Brescian Renaissance and Venetian rule over Brescia. [4]
A piazza (Italian pronunciation:) is a city square in Italy, Malta, along the Dalmatian coast and in surrounding regions. Possibly influenced by the centrality of the Forum (Roman) to ancient Mediterranean culture, the piazze of Italy are central to most towns and cities.
The existing design of the Piazza del Campidoglio and the surrounding palaces was created by Michelangelo. At the height of his fame, Michelangelo was offered the opportunity to build a monumental civic plaza for a major city as well as to reestablish the grandeur of Rome. [4] Michelangelo's first designs for remodeling the square date to 1534.
Italian palazzi, as against villas which were set in the countryside, were part of the architecture of cities, being built as town houses, the ground floor often serving as commercial premises. Early palazzi exist from the Romanesque and Gothic periods, but the definitive style dates from a period beginning in the 15th century, when many noble ...
The Praetorian Palace (Italian: Palazzo Pretorio), also known as Palace of the Eagles (Italian: Palazzo delle Aquile), is a palace of Palermo.The building has an important role in the political life of the city, since it houses the mayor and the offices of the municipality of Palermo.