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Piazza Cavour is one of the main squares of Ancona, located in the eastern part of the historical center of the city.
SHORT HISTORY OF PIAZZA CAVOUR
In 1861, after the unification of Italy, the engineers Gabuzzi, De Bosis, Bianchi and Daretti drew an urban expansion plan for Ancona.
The plan included the construction of a square, designed in detail in 1862 and inaugurated in 1868.
In the center of the square was placed a monument to Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, the work of Aristodemo Costoli.
Piazza Cavour, with an area of three hectares, was designed together with Corso Vittorio Emanuele, now Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi, which starts from the square.
The square was then on the edge of the urban area, in contact with a section of the city walls. Porta Cavour, a city gate with a double arch, opened in the walls that bordered the square.
Between 1923 and 1925, Porta Cavour and the stretch of wall that bordered the square were demolished to allow the expansion of the city along the axis of Viale della Vittoria.
Since then, Piazza Cavour assumed a new role, becoming a link between the historical districts of the city and the new Adriatic district.
Between the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, for several decades, despite the importance of the square and its value as a historical testimony, Piazza Cavour was left to decay.
The restoration works began in 2014, and on July 22, 2016, the new arrangement of the square was completed, which partly restored its original appearance.
Some elements of the historical furnishings were restored, such as the 19th-century marble benches, the cast iron ones from the 1920s, and the arched fences of the flower beds from the 1950s.
ARCHITECTURE OF PIAZZA CAVOUR
On the northwestern side of the square, there are two symmetrical buildings, with Corso Garibaldi as their axis. These are Palazzo Terni, towards Corso Stamira, and Palazzo della Società Anonima, towards Corso Mazzini.
The southwestern side is almost completely occupied by Palazzo delle Marche, seat of the regional council since 2007.
The building was built in 1895 as the seat of the railway compartment, and therefore was named Palazzo delle Ferrovie.
The southeastern side is characterized by two monumental buildings, both of which have a facade on Largo XXIV Maggio, adjacent to Piazza Cavour.
These are Palazzo delle Poste, built in 1926 by Guido Cirilli, and Palazzo del Popolo, built by Amos Luchetti to house the headquarters of the Fascist Party.
The northeastern side is composed of three Barducci palaces, two at the corners and one in the center, connected by a wing with arches.
HOW TO GET TO PIAZZA CAVOUR
Piazza Cavour is located about 2.4 kilometers away from the Ancona railway station.
The closest bus stop is located on the eastern side of the square, on the bus Lines 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 2, 2/6, 3, 7, 8, 11, 21, 21/33, 22, 24, 30, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 89, 91 and 92.
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