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  Angelo (ospite)

  Piazza Vecchia - (Old Square - Upper town) Piazza Vecchia is the symbol of the city. Built in ‘300, it reaches its actual structure during the Venetian domination. On the southern side of the square faces the Palazzo della Ragione, that is the symbol of the Communal Age; on the right side the Civic Tower (XII-XV) rises, well known as Il Campanone, and here there is also the antique Domus Suardorum (XIV-XV), that now it’s the seat of the University of Bergamo. The northern side of the square is enclosed within a Palace of ‘600 with a façade of white marble. Built as seat of the Town Hall, today this structure hosts the Public Library “A. Maj” that holds about 500.000 volumes and preserves a precious “Tasso Collection”. The elegant Fountain, donated by the Venetian “podestà”, Alvise Contarini (XVIII), completes the spectacular view of the square

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