Piazza Cesare Beccaria Explained

Piazza Beccaria
Image Place:File:Piazza_Cesare_Beccaria,_porta_alla_croce_01.jpg
Image Caption:Porta alla Croce in Piazza Beccaria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the piazza in Florence
Location:viali di Circonvallazione
Address2:Florence, Italy
Place Type:Public square
Open:1865
Surface:grass, stone
Features:Porta alla Croce
Amenities:underground parking garage
Dedicated To:Cesare Bonesana
Designer:Giuseppe Poggi

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 when 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.

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

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