Piazza Cesare Beccaria

Coordinates: 43°46′14.82″N 11°16′14.64″E / 43.7707833°N 11.2707333°E / 43.7707833; 11.2707333
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Piazza Beccaria
Public square
Cesare Bonesana
Locationviali di Circonvallazione
Florence, Italy
Coordinates: 43°46′14.82″N 11°16′14.64″E / 43.7707833°N 11.2707333°E / 43.7707833; 11.2707333

Piazza Cesare Beccaria is a

square of Florence located on the viali di Circonvallazione
, the boulevard along the route of the former walls of Florence.

History

The piazza was designed by the architect

Cesare Bonesana
marchese di Beccaria.

This place originally was called Piazza alla Croce due to the Porta alla Croce, still present, the former gate of the medieval walls. A number of concave neoclassical palaces were built around the square.

On the square, at the bifurcation of the Giovine Italia and Amendola boulevards, is the building that hosts the State Archives, where until 1977 was the Casa della Gioventù Italiana del Littorio of Florence.

In 2003 - 2004, a three-story underground parking garage was built under the square .

Gallery

  • Buildings
    Buildings
  • Buildings
    Buildings
  • State Archives
    State Archives
  • Porta alla Croce
    Porta alla Croce

References

  • Goy, R.J. (2015). Florence: A Walking Guide to Its Architecture. Yale University Press. . Retrieved 2021-05-01.