Piazza Cesare Beccaria is a
square of Florence located on the
viali di Circonvallazione
The Viali di Circonvallazione are a series of 6-lane boulevards surrounding the north part of the historic centre of Florence, historic centre of Florence.
History
The boulevards follow the outline of the ancient walls of Florence, that were demo ...
, the boulevard along the route of the former walls of Florence.
History
The piazza was designed by the architect
Giuseppe Poggi when
Florence
Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025.
Florence ...
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 ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025.
Florence ...
.
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