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Piazza Della Repubblica (Novara)
Piazza della Repubblica may refer to: * Piazza della Repubblica (Alcamo) Piazza della Repubblica is the largest square in Alcamo, a town in the province of Trapani. It is located in the town centre. History Its origin dates back to the middle of the 14th century: at first it was used as a place-of-arms for milit ... * Piazza della Repubblica, Rome * Piazza della Repubblica, Florence {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piazza Della Repubblica (Alcamo)
Piazza della Repubblica is the largest square in Alcamo, a town in the province of Trapani. It is located in the town centre. History Its origin dates back to the middle of the 14th century: at first it was used as a place-of-arms for military exercise. The only building existing at that time was the Church of Saint Mary of Jesus and its convent of the Order of Friars Minor south of it, while, on the sides of the square there were just some small rural buildings.Roberto Calia, I palazzi dell'aristocrazia e della borghesia alcamese, Alcamo, Carrubba, 1997. In the early 19th century, the castle was given to the municipality by the last Counts of Modica, and the square was not used for its primary scope any longer. Later, the town municipality placed an abreuvoir in this square and, another one in ''Piano Santa Maria''. It was first called ''Piazza del Progresso'', as it was in the middle of a rapidly expanding area. In 1903, after the anarchic bombing which caused ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piazza Della Repubblica, Rome
Piazza della Repubblica is a circular piazza in Rome, at the summit of the Viminal Hill, next to the Termini station. On it is to be found Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri. It is served by the Repubblica – Teatro dell'Opera Metro station. From the square starts one of the main streets of Rome, Via Nazionale. The former name of the piazza, ''Piazza dell'Esedra'', still very common today, originates in the large exedra of the baths of Diocletian, which gives the piazza its shape. The exedra present in the baths of Diocletian was incorporated into the gardens built by Cardinal Jean du Bellay; on his death in 1560, the land was purchased by Cardinal Carlo Borromeo, and eventually came into the possession of Cardinal Alessandro Sforza in 1579. Between 1598 and 1600 the exedra was converted into a church. Then, in 1885, the Via Nazionale cut through the centre of this structure. The porticos around the piazza, built in 1887–98 by Gaetano Koch, were in memory of the an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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