Piazza della Pilotta

Piazza della Pilotta is in Parma, Parma, Emilia-Romagna. Piazza della Pilotta is situated nearby to the theater building Teatro Farnese, as well as near Bodoni Museum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Teatro Farnese and Galleria nazionale di Parma.

Teatro Farnese

Theater building

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Teatro Farnese is a Renaissance theatre in the Palazzo della Pilotta, Parma, Italy. It was built in 1618 by Giovanni Battista Aleotti. The idea of creating this grand theater came from the Duke of Parma and Piacenza Ranuccio I Farnese.

Galleria nazionale di Parma

Museum

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The Galleria nazionale di Parma is an art gallery in Parma, northern Italy. Painters exhibited in the museum include Beato Angelico, Fra Angelico, Canaletto, Ludovico Carracci, Agostino Carracci, Correggio, Leonardo da Vinci, Sebastiano del Piombo, Guercino, Parmigianino, Tintoretto, and others.

Biblioteca Palatina

Library

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The Biblioteca Palatina, or Palatina Library, was established in 1761 in the city of Parma by Philip Bourbon, Duke of Parma. It is one of the cultural institutions housed within the Palazzo della Pilotta complex in the center of Parma.