Three Martyrs Square

The Three Martyrs Square stands on the Roman forum of Rimini and as such stood at the confluence of two major roads of the city: the thistle and the decumanus. Today the square has been enlarged compared to the ancient and gated openings you can still see the large rectangular stones that paved the hole.

Tradition has it that in this square Julius Caesar held his famous speech to the legions after crossing the Rubicon and a testimony to this fact houses a bronze statue of the leader, as well as a memorial stone commemorating the event to passersby.

In the Middle Ages, the Three Martyrs Square becomes stable home market, losing the role of the city center in favor of the town square. Under the arches and arcades that surround it arrived in the city the products of the countryside and the sea. Especially the arcades of Beccherie were the place where they sold and they bought the meat. On several occasions, it was then used to set up rides, tournaments, secular and religious events and city and stately public ceremonies. In Three Martyrs Square ended the Palio di San Giuliano, city event much loved by the people.

During the Renaissance was built the temple dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua and the block with the Clock Tower, which gave the square the appearance and the current size, the old Beccherie porches were replaced by other buildings. Square of the Three Martyrs continued to represent the privileged place of the market and the living room of the city life, surrounded by buildings and structures that give it its unmistakable character.

Cavour Square

The piazza Cavour, perhaps late Roman origin, became the municipal period in power pole. Closed to the sea from the Church of San Silvestro and open in the direction of the Cathedral, home to the dell'Arengo palace. It built starting in 1204, under its arches justice was administered and the first floor, the main hall, met the Assemble of the City. With the establishment of the Podesta office, it became the residence and with the advent of the Signoria, the Malatesta put their symbols in plain view above one of the arches.

At the center of the square, the beautiful seaside gothic style fountain was the meeting point of merchants, travelers and everyone who passed for Rimini. Was admired even by Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance it was topped by a statue of San Paolo, later replaced by pine cone with which it is called today: the Fontana della Pigna.

Towards the end of the 500 work they began on the Garampi Palace (now the Town Hall) and in place of the Church of San Silvestro was built the public ovens manufactured. In turn, the building was replaced by the theater "Amyntor Galli", built between 1843 and 1856 in neoclassical style.

Other monuments that complete the ensemble of the square is the statue of Pope Paul V and the fish market in 1747, the city symbol of the importance that the marine products has city economy. With the earthquake of 1916 the municipal buildings were damaged, but revealed the previous medieval structures. It was an opportunity to rebuild the buildings following the fashion of neo-medieval. The restoration work lasted from 1919 to 1925 and gave the square the archietettonico background that still has today.

Tiberius Bridge

Tiberius Bridge crosses the river Marecchia the Roman Ariminus, and as in Roman times used to link the Rimini center with the periphery. The bridge was the point of departure and arrival of numerous consular roads that converged here, the most important Emilia (Piacenza and Rimini) and Popilia (Aquileia-Rimini-Ravenna) direct to the North.

The bridge, built in Istrian stone to which we owe the characteristic whiteness, was begun by Augustus in 14 and completed by Tiberius in A.D. 21 taking on the monumental and grandiose aspect that still retains today. The structure connects the two banks of the Marecchia with five low arches that rest on massive breakwater spurs, directed to the river current. so as to decrease the force of impact. On the occasion of the Marecchia deviation we have been uncovered remains of stone piers which were to protect the bank tested.

The bridge survived all the natural elements, to all the invasions and wars that have affected the region. The most delicate moment in its history is the 551, during the goto-Byzantine War, where the Byzantine general Narses took away the last arch of the bridge to prevent the Goths from entering the city. The Germans in the Second World War tried to undermine it, but the threat remained only a threat.

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