Piazza Aurelio Saffi is located at the heart of

Forlì Forlì ( ; ; ; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and city in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, and is, together with Cesena, the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena.The city is situated along the Via Emilia, to the east of the Montone river, ...

, Italy, and is surrounded by several of the city's most notable landmarks. It has a

trapezoid In geometry, a trapezoid () in North American English, or trapezium () in British English, is a quadrilateral that has at least one pair of parallel sides. The parallel sides are called the ''bases'' of the trapezoid. The other two sides are ...

al shape and measures approximately in length and in width. At the center of the square stands the statue of

Aurelio Saffi Marco Aurelio Saffi'' (13 August 1819 – 10 April 1890) was a Roman and Italian politician, active during the period of Italian unification. He was an important figure in the radical republican current within the Risorgimento movement and close t ...

, surrounded by some of the town's most distinguished and historic buildings. On the southern side stands the

Abbey of San Mercuriale An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess. Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christian monks and nuns. The conc ...

, one of Forlì's most iconic religious structures. Adjacent to the Abbey is the Palazzo Paulucci de Calboli, built in the early 18th century. The eastern side features the Palazzo delle Poste (Post Building), constructed in the early 1930s. The palazzo comunale, which occupies the northern side, dates back to the year 1000 and currently serves as the Town Hall. The western side, at the corner with Corso Diaz, is home to the Palazzo del Podestà, a Gothic-style building erected in 1460. To its right stands the Palazzo Albertini, an elegant 15th-century building in Venetian style.

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The video of an environmentalist demonstration at Piazza Saffi in Forlì by Forlì.tv
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