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The piazza is considered the center of the old city. It takes a rectangular shape and its regularity is interrupted by the architectural prospective of the palaces that flank it, including Palazzo Lambardi, headquarters of the Accademia dei Costanti.
The piazza’s contemporary look is the result of an enlargement project during the late 19th century which included the destruction of via Guido Monaco and a part of the Franciscan convent.
The piazza hosts one of the most important basilicas in the Arezzo area—the Church of San Francesco (St. Francis). Thanks to a document from 1290, we know that the residents of Arezzo were strongly in favor of the construction of this church, which they wanted inside the city walls. In fact, previously the Franciscan community had gathered outside the ancient walls and the construction of the new church meant the destruction of the old one.
The church’s stone and brick Tuscan Gothic façade was clearly inspired by the Franciscan ideals of aesthetic simplicity. The spacious interior consists of one singular nave where we find the Cappella Maggiore (Main Chapel) which conserves the important fresco cycle byPiero della Francesca which depicts the Legend of the True Cross (1453-1464).
At the corner with via Cesalpino is a monument by Pasquale Romanelli which was dedicated to Vittorio Fossombroni—a well-known local mathematician and politician—in 1863.
The piazza’s contemporary look is the result of an enlargement project during the late 19th century which included the destruction of via Guido Monaco and a part of the Franciscan convent.
The piazza hosts one of the most important basilicas in the Arezzo area—the Church of San Francesco (St. Francis). Thanks to a document from 1290, we know that the residents of Arezzo were strongly in favor of the construction of this church, which they wanted inside the city walls. In fact, previously the Franciscan community had gathered outside the ancient walls and the construction of the new church meant the destruction of the old one.
The church’s stone and brick Tuscan Gothic façade was clearly inspired by the Franciscan ideals of aesthetic simplicity. The spacious interior consists of one singular nave where we find the Cappella Maggiore (Main Chapel) which conserves the important fresco cycle byPiero della Francesca which depicts the Legend of the True Cross (1453-1464).
At the corner with via Cesalpino is a monument by Pasquale Romanelli which was dedicated to Vittorio Fossombroni—a well-known local mathematician and politician—in 1863.
