This piazza, which is unfortunately open to car traffic, is generally known as “piazza Carlina”. In the middle of the piazza stands the monument to Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour. The statue holds a cartouche engraved with the famous words “Libera chiesa in libero stato” (a free church in a free state). A guillotine was set up here during the revolutionary period and was then replaced by a gibbet during the restoration of power. Around the piazza you’ll find Palazzo Roero di Guarene, whose facade was designed by Juvarra, the church of Santa Croce, the brasserie Lutece, the wine shop Chez Gaby, and the gallery-bookstore Agorà. Antonio Gramsci lived at building number 15 of the piazza from 1919 to 1921. |
