Piazza d’Italia

The Piazza d'Italia is an urban public plaza located behind the American Italian Cultural Center at Lafayette and Commerce Streets in downtown New Orleans, .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Loews New Orleans Hotel and Caesars New Orleans.

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Hotel
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, formerly Harrah's New Orleans, is a casino in , , United States, near the foot of a block away from the .

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is a 23-story high-rise building in the of New Orleans, . The building rises 279 feet, and is currently tied with as the 29th-tallest building in the city. is situated 370 feet north of Piazza d’Italia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Business District and New Orleans.

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The is the part of similar to what many cities call "Downtown". Just "up" from the is the CBD. Like many other large American cities, this area has skyscrapers and modern office towers housing cooperate and regional offices; however some interesting 19th-century architecture is also preserved.

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Way down yonder in , you'll find the roots of jazz and a blossoming culture that is unlike anything else on Earth. Here, the laid-back atmosphere of the riverfront South has mixed with French sophistication, Spanish style, and African-American energy to create something greater than the sum of its parts.

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The is the oldest and most famous and visited neighborhood of . It was laid out in French and Spanish colonial times in the 18th century.

Piazza d’Italia

Latitude
29.94798° or 29° 56′ 53″ north
Longitude
-90.06646° or 90° 3′ 59″ west
Inception
1978
Open location code
76XFWWXM+5C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 313961389
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q7190411
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Piazza d’Italia” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include American Italian Cultural Center and Museum and New Orleans Police Department - Gaming Division.

Nearby Places

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