There are some remains of the Lombard castle in Piazza Castello (Castle Square).

On 22 October 1867, the revolutionaries inside Rome seized control of the Capitoline Hill and of Piazza Colonna.

On 22 October 1867, the revolutionaries inside Rome seized control of the Capitoline Hill and of Piazza Colonna.

Today, three matches are played each year in Piazza Santa Croce in Florence in the 3rd week of June.

Piazza del Duomo The large Piazza del Duomo, dominated by the cathedral, is lined with other medieval buildings, such as the Palazzo del Comune and the Palazzo del Podestà it is the setting (in July) of the Giostra dell'Orso ( Bear Joust ), when the best horsemen of the d city's traditional quarters tilt with lances at a target held up by a dummy shaped like a bear.

Overlooking the Piazza della Signoria with its copy of Michelangelo's David statue as well as the gallery of statues in the adjacent Loggia dei Lanzi, it is one of the most significant public places in Italy.

This gives me a chance to suggest to you the structure of the Column of Marcus Aurelius, which is really no more than a pile of quarters high thick quarters. Over the Piazza of Saint Ignacio, completely ruining the symmetry, but that aside a spectacular place to visit.