Piazza Grande
Piazza Grande is a square in Modena, Modena, Emilia-Romagna. Piazza Grande is situated nearby to the church Modena Cathedral, as well as near the tower Torre della Ghirlandina.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Square
- Description: town square in Modena, Italy
- Also known as: “Piazza delle Erbe” and “piazza Grande”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Modena Cathedral and Torre della Ghirlandina.
Modena Cathedral
Church
Photo: Mongolo1984, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Modena Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Modena, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Saint Geminianus. Formerly the seat of the Diocese, later Archdiocese, of Modena, it has been since 1986 the archiepiscopal seat of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola.
Torre della Ghirlandina
Tower
Photo: Calcifer27, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Torre della Ghirlandina or simply Ghirlandina is the bell tower of the Cathedral of Modena, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Standing at 86.12 metres, the tower is the traditional symbol of Modena, being visible from all directions outside the city.
Mercato Albinelli
Marketplace
Photo: Rossoporpora, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mercato Albinelli is a marketplace, which is situated 120 metres south of Piazza Grande.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cognento and Albareto.
Cognento
Village
Photo: Patafisik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cognento is a village, which is situated 4½ km west of Piazza Grande.
Albareto
Village
Photo: Giorgio Galeotti, CC BY 3.0.
Albareto is a village, which is situated 6 km northeast of Piazza Grande.
Piazza Grande
- Categories: pedestrian zone and locality
- Location: Modena, Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
44.64594° or 44° 38′ 45″ northLongitude
10.92566° or 10° 55′ 32″ eastElevation
43 metres (141 feet)Open location code
8FPGJWWG+97OpenStreetMap ID
way 998769542OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianOpenStreetMap feature
place=squareGeoNames ID
10337810Wikidata ID
Q2718057
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Piazza Grande” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Պիացա Գրանդե”
- Basque: “Piazza Grande”
- Chinese: “摩德納大廣場”
- Chinese: “摩德纳大广场”
- Dutch: “Piaza Granda”
- French: “Piazza Grande de Modène”
- French: “Piazza Grande”
- Georgian: “პიაცა-გრანდე”
- German: “Piazza Grande”
- Hindi: “पियाज़ा ग्रांडे”
- Italian: “piazza Grande”
- Italian: “Piazza Grande”
- Japanese: “ピアッツァ・グランデ”
- Lombard: “Piazza Grand (Modena)”
- Lombard: “Piazza Grand”
- Persian: “پیازا گرانده”
- Portuguese: “Piazza Grande”
- Russian: “Пьяцца-Гранде”
- Spanish: “Piazza Grande”
- Turkish: “Piazza Grande”
- Ukrainian: “П’яцца-Гранде”
- “Piaza Granda”
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