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
Giuseppe Poggi
Giuseppe Poggi (3 April 1811 – 19 March 1901) was an Italian architect, mainly active in Tuscany.
Biography
A native of Florence, he received numerous commissions from the city's upper bourgeoisie for renovations of palaces and gardens.
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when
Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico ...
became briefly the
Capital of Kingdom of Italy; in 1876, it was named in honour of
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
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico ...
.
In 2003 - 2004, a three-story underground parking garage was built under the square .
Gallery
File:Piazza Beccaria 02.JPG, Buildings
File:Piazza Beccaria (Florence) 474.JPG, Buildings
File:Archivio di stato firenze 01.JPG, State Archives
File:Porta alla croce lato.JPG, Porta alla Croce
References
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Beccaria
1865 establishments