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Once known as Piazza delle Erbe for the herbs that were sold here, it's now the
square of Turin's City Hall.
Between 1659 and 1665 the original Palazzo Municipale (City Hall) was demolished
and rebuilt by Francesco Lanfranchi, later to be enlarged by Benedetto Alfieri
in the eighteenth century.
Since 1858 the statues of Carlo Alberto and Vittorio Emanuele II have graced
the façade. In the centre of the square stands a monument to the Conte Verde,
the work of the sculptor Pelagio Pelagi.
Commmissioned by King Carl Alberto, it represents Amedeus VI of Savoy, known as the Green Count.
Turin - The Palazzo di Città (City Hall)
The Palazzo di Città (City Hall): statue of Vittorio Emanuele II
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