Piazza della Libertà

Getting there

LIBERTÀ PIER CAPPONI · bus 10, 11, 17, 20, 22, 322 A, 330 A, 343 A, 345BIS A, 350 A, 351 A, 353 A, 354 A, 357 A, 360 A, 365 A, 370 A, 8, SI330, SI90, ST6 · 110 mPASCOLI MAFALDA DI SAVOIA · bus 1, 12, 21, 25, 302 A, 307 A, 319 A, 7 · 490 mPONTE ROSSO · bus 1, 21, 25, 302 A, 307 A, 7, C1 · 150 m

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Piazza della Libertà (Italian pronunciation:) is the northernmost point of the historic centre of Florence, Italy. It was built in the 19th century during the works to produce the Viali di Circonvallazione around the city. It hosts Triumphal Arch of the Lorraine and, in winter, an ice rink for skating. A clearing around Porta San Gallo has existed since the fourteenth century and its name has historically been Porta San Gallo Square. In 1738, the square's Triumphal Arch of the Lorraine was erected to celebrate the arrival of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty in Florence. In 1865, the demolition of the medieval walls allowed for a new reshaping of the area by the architect Giuseppe Poggi, completed in 1875 in the present elliptical shape square, surrounded by palaces. In the middle of the tree-lined park is a pool with fountains in front of the triumphal arch.

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