Historic site
Piazzale della Pace
3 locals recommend,
Location
Piazza della Pace
Parma, Emilia-Romagna
Tips from locals
Remarkable body of public buildings, Piazzale della Pace has been recently redesigned on a project by one of the most popular architects in Europe, Mario Botta, rapidly becoming a meeting point for young people. Botta's high degree of sensitivity to the environment hosting his architectural creations, has brought together contradictory elements, combining the massive Pilotta palace on the west side with a meadow, tall trees and a fountain on the sites bombed during the war. On the northern side of the square stands the Intendenza palace, designed by Ennemond Petitot, architect at the court of Marie Louise.
Remarkable body of public buildings, Piazzale della Pace has been recently redesigned on a project by one of the most popular architects in Europe, Mario Botta, rapidly becoming a meeting point for young people. Botta's high degree of sensitivity to the environment hosting his architectural creati…