Three Doors and More Windows

Three doors and more windows, Piazza del Municipio
Tre porte e diverse finestre, piazza del Municipio

Weather Vane

Weather vane, Palazzo Comunale (Town Hall), Piazza del Municipio.
Banderuola, Palazzo Comunale, Piazza del Municipio.

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A detail of one of the saddest sign in town, in Piazza del Municipio.
Un dettaglio di uno dei cartelli più tristi in città, in piazza del Municipio.

Wedding with a Vespa

Ready for the newlyweds...
Pronta per gli sposi...

Dolphins

“Dolphins” by Carlo Reishammer (1840), Palazzo Comunale (Town Hall). This group, recently restored, is one of the several once decorating the entrance of the Dogana d'acqua (Customs on the Water) and the Porta a mare (Gate to the Sea). Made in cast iron, they were subsequently placed at the Ardenza marina where were almost destroyed by the sea spray. (Already posted on Instagram)
“Delfini” di Carlo Reishammer (1840), Palazzo Comunale (Town Hall). Questo gruppo, restaurato di recente, è parte di una serie che decorava l'ingresso della Dogana d'acqua e la Porta a mare. Realizzati in ghisa, furono collocati in seguito al porticciolo d'Ardenza dove furono quasi distrutti dalla salsedine. (Già pubblicato su Instagram)

Filming a Video

Filming a video of sorts in Piazza del Municipio.
Filmando un video in piazza del Municipio.

The Bell of Town Hall

The bell of Town Hall, built in 1650 by the bellmaker Giulio Teggi from Sassuolo. (Already posted on Instagram)
La campana del Palazzo Comunale, costruita nel 1650 dal maestro Giulio Teggi da Sassuolo. (Già pubblicato su Instagram)

See also: Town Hall
Vedi anche: Palazzo Comunale

Red Palm Weevil

Piazza del Municipio: cutting down a few palms infested by the red palm weevil.
Piazza del Municipio: l'abbattinento di alcune palme infestate dal punteruolo rosso.

See also: Trimming Palms - Rats and Palm Trees - Piazza del Municipio

External links: Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Wikipedia)
Link esterni: Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Wikipedia)

The Band

I am not sure why this marching band was playing in Piazza del Municipio last Wednesday...

See also: Town Hall - Piazza del Municipio - A New Piazza del Municipio - The New Square

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Shrouded Coat of Arms

The coat of arms on the facade of Town Hall has been shrouded...

See also: Town Hall - Piazza del Municipio - Coat of Arms - Municipal Building - Town Hall Facade

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Work in Progress - The Other Half - Four Palms - A New Piazza del Municipio - The New Square

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The New Square

Another view of the new Piazza del Municipio: Town Hall on the left and the Palazzo Granducale on the right.

Work in Progress - The Other Half - Four Palms - A New Piazza del Municipio

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See also: Town Hall - Palazzo Granducale - Piazza del Municipio - Municipal Building - Town Hall Facade

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Lorenzo Fratellini

We have already seen the busts and the reliefs of our Council chamber, today we are looking at its only painting. It is a large oil on canvas (cm 165 x 255) titled “Veduta di Livorno dalla parte del Fanale” (View of Livorno from the side of the Lighthouse) dated in the first half of the 18th century and attributed to the Florentine painter Lorenzo Fratellini.

External links: Lorenzo Fratellini (Wikipedia)
See also: Town Hall - Footbridge with a View - City Council - The Busts in the Council - The Reliefs in the Council - The Chandelier

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A New Piazza del Municipio

As promised, here is the new part of Piazza del Municipio, just in front of the Palazzo Comunale.
The Palazzo Granducale, and a view from the staircase of the Palazzo Comunale.

Work in Progress - The Other Half - Four Palms

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Four Palms

After few months of works, the other half of Piazza del Municipio is taking shape: here they were transplanting four huge palm trees. These photos were taken in mid September, the square is now complete and we will see it soon.
I keep missing the fascination of our city with this kind of trees, already present in the part of the square refurbished a few years ago.

Work in Progress - The Other Half

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The Chandelier

The antique chandelier in the Council chamber of Town Hall ‘converted’ to energy saving lamps.

See also: Town Hall - Footbridge with a View - City Council - The Busts in the Council - The Reliefs in the Council

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The Other Half

Part of the square was refurbished five years ago, now is the other half of Piazza del Municipio which is changing face. This area, mostly a parking lot between Palazzo Comunale (Town Hall) and Palazzo Granducale, will become a “pedestrian zone” with some green, palm trees, and a lot of speeding bicycles.

We are usually wary of new works: in fact they already stopped for a month because the planning was wrong...

See also: Work in Progress - Town Hall - Palazzo Granducale - Piazza del Municipio - Municipal Building - Town Hall Facade

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Town Hall Facade

The facade of the Town Hall buiding, seen from Piazza del Municipio.

See also: Mural Crown - Town Hall - Piazza del Municipio - Coat of Arms - Municipal Building

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The Reliefs in the Council

We have already seen the eight busts decorating our Council Chamber. Here are now four bas-reliefs, placed on the walls just above the busts, illustrating the history of our city.

Looking from the public area we have on the left “Livorno nella leggenda” (Livorno in legend).

On the right we can see “Livorno all'epoca della contessa Matilde” (Livorno at the time of the countess Matilda).

Opposite we have on the left “Livorno venduta dai genovesi ai fiorentini” (Livorno sold by Genoa to Florence).

On the right we can see “Livorno Medicea” (Medicean Livorno).

See also: Town Hall - Footbridge with a View - City Council - The Busts in the Council

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The Busts in the Council

Eight busts of famous Livornesi are hosted in niches along three walls of the City Council Chamber. The room goes back to the years after World War I and was not originally part of Town Hall proper. It was connected to the main building through a footbridge with a view and was completely refurbished in 1994. Until then the room was facing south, toward the side without busts.

Enrico Mayer (1802-1877) Pedagogist and writer	Angelica Palli (1798-1875) Writer
Carlo Bini (1806-1842) Writer and patriot	Enrico Pollastrini (1817-1876) Painter
Giuseppe Orosi (1816-1875) Chemist	Francesco Bonaini (1806-1874) Philologist and palaeographist
Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi (1804-1873) Politician and writer	Vincenzo Malenchini (1813-1881) Soldier and politician

See also: Town Hall - Footbridge with a View - City Council
External links: Enrico Pollastrini - Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi (Wikipedia)

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City Council

The first meeting of the new town council took place yesterday, with the oath of the new mayor, Filippo Nogarin. His party, the Five Stars Movement, has an absolute majority of 20 out of 32 seats.

The PD (Democratic Party) has 7 seats, “Buongiorno Livorno” has 3 seats. “Città Diversa”, a civic list, and “Forza Italia”, the only party representing the right, have one seat each.

Stella Sorgente, 32 years, was appointed deputy mayor. Her name in Italian means literally rising star.

Giovanna Cepparello, 46 years, one of the leaders of “Buongiorno Livorno”, was unanimously elected president of the assembly. She is the first female president of our city council.

See also: Five Stars Livorno? - A New Mayor

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