A square, where Piazza Duomo in Piacenza stands today, already existed in the 9th century when the bishop’s chair moved inside the walls. It had quite different dimensions and buildings. There was in fact, where the column dedicated to the Virgin Mary stands today, the church of San Giovanni de Domo. The baptismal font is still preserved in the cathedral. When the square was rebuilt, it was moved to today’s cathedral and is now in the north transept, to the left of the altar.<\/p>\n
The current layout of the square dates back to the mid 16th century. At that time, Pope Paul III Farnese (pope between 1534 and 1549) had the city modernised in view of the assignment of the dukedoms of Parma and Piacenza <\/strong>to his son Pier Luigi, and the layout of Piazza Duomo was revised.<\/p>\n The north and west arcades appeared in continuity with the fa\u00e7ade of the Bishop’s Palace. This was transformed during the 19th century into the form we know today.<\/p>\n With the proclamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, it was decided to erect a monument to the Virgin. It stands in the centre of the square and rests on one of the columns that were to complete the unfinished Palazzo Farnese<\/strong>. At its base in the 1950s, Luciano Ricchetti cast a sculpture emphasising the protection offered by the Virgin, where the bombings of the Second World War struck and killed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was created, such as it is now, at the half of the 16th century, under pope Papa Paolo III Farnese(1534-1549), who wanted to renew the city before the dukedoms of Parma and Piacenza were assigned to his son Pier Luigi. In the centre of the square a pillar coming from Palazzo Farnese has been raised. It supports a Madonna beneath which, at about 3 metres depth, a late roman jigsaw was found in 1859, during some excavations. In the square there are also the Cathedral and the Bishops Palace","protected":false},"featured_media":17977,"template":"","territorio":[939],"categorie_arte_e_cultura":[923],"class_list":["post-22644","arte-e-cultura","type-arte-e-cultura","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","territorio-piacenza-en","categorie_arte_e_cultura-monuments-squares-and-palaces"],"acf":{"tariffe":"","contatti_iat":false,"location":{"lat":"45.050431","lng":"9.697355","address":"Piazza Duomo"},"accessibilita_disabili":"The square has an elevation in the centre that is accessible in places via small granite ramps.","orario":" The square is accessible to pedestrians at all times<\/p>\n","chiusura_settimanale":"","iat":30186,"localita":33156},"yoast_head":"\n