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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 ...
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.
Martyrs' Square (Italian: Piazza dei Martiri, also known as Campedel) in Belluno, is called the "living room" of the city. [5] The square is just outside the walls of the old city. Some historians claim that shape of the north side of the square was defined by the radius of guns defending the former walls of the city, to the south, which no ...
Piazza del Duomo: Piazza del Duomo is located in the heart of the historic centre of Florence.It is one of the most visited places in Europe and the world; here are the Florence Cathedral with the Cupola del Brunelleschi, the Giotto's Campanile, the Florence Baptistry, the Loggia del Bigallo, the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, and the Arcivescovile and Canonici's palace.
Since the Middle Ages the piazza was in such a state of abandonment to be also called "colle caprino" (goat hill), as it was used for grazing goats after the triumphal journey organized in Rome in honor of Charles V in 1536. The existing design of the Piazza del Campidoglio and the surrounding palaces was created by Michelangelo.
The building was constructed between 1657 and 1677 to a design by the architect Giovanni Antonio De Rossi on behalf of the marquises Giuseppe and Benedetto d’Aste. Little is known of the palace’s history in the following years until 1760 , when it passed to the Florentine nobleman Folco Rinuccini , third marquis of Baselice .
It was designed by Italian architect Giuseppe Terragni (1904–1943) [1] and it was inaugurated in 1936 as the local casa del fascio, i.e. office of the National Fascist Party. [2] After the fall of Fascism in 1945 , it was used by the National Liberation Committee Parties and in 1957, it became the headquarters of the local Finance Police ...