The Politics of the Piazza: The History and Meaning of the Italian Square - Eamonn Canniffe - Google Books

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Through a detailed study of the principal spaces of Italian cities, this book explores the relationship between political systems and their methods of representation in architecture. It examines approximately 70 significant piazzas and situates these in…