Bonaparte square and palace

BONAPARTE SQUARE AND PALAZZO

Bonaparte square: Triangular, with continuous gutter lines, corresponds to the medieval "piazza of the bridge." For centuries it has hosted the weekly market and is also popularly called "square of the chickens." It is surrounded by buildings of some noble families of San Miniato built between the 16th and 18th century, which have kept only the original facade, having internally changed substantially: the palaces Alli-Maccarani and Franchini on the North side and the Bonaparte palace on the South. At the entrance of Via Paolo Maioli the square is closed by' oratory of Saints Sebastian and Rocco. At the center there is a white marble monument to Grand Duke Leopold the second, called "Canapone", by Luigi Pampaloni.

Palazzo Bonaparte: It was built in the first half of the 500 on the area where in 1936 were demolished and burned the homes of Mangiadori family. The work was commissioned by Vittorio Buonaparte to Philip Baccio d' Agnolo. Former seat of the Court of First Instance, is one of the most interesting buildings of 16 century in San Miniato : It has great proportions and pure lines, with doors and windows decorated with stone frames and drafts.