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The hotel is steps from the city center, with many options for eating and drinking, shopping, and enjoying historical sites including churches, piazzas, fountains, and the Medieval fortress.—William Curtis, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2025 There was a powerful reason in the late 1950s to design an arts citadel like a Renaissance piazza on one side and a grim fortress on the other: prejudice.—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 30 May 2025 The piazza was added in the late 18th century and was inspired by the Piazza del Campo in Siena, the Borghese family’s home city.—Hannah Wulkan, New York Times, 21 May 2025 Stores For Monaco Grand Prix Crowd With fit-outs nearing completion, the project features about 125 apartments, nearly 43,000-sq.ft. of retail and an extension of the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco’s congress center, plus public space and piazzas.—Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for piazza
Word History
Etymology
Italian, from Latin platea broad street — more at place
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