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A side view of the church of San Francesco del Prato, built around 1260 on Strada Pietro del Prato

The apse of the church of San Francesco del Prato and the bell tower along Via Pietro del Prato

The University of Parma’s teaching campus on Strada Pietro del Prato

Viale Mentana, a tree-lined avenue with lime trees

The former church of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, now home to the Casa del Suono in Piazzale Salvo D’Acquisto

The 15th-century Palazzo Cusani, now home to the Casa della Musica in Piazzale San Francesco

Borgo Retto, next to Piazza Salvo d’Acquisto

The façade of the Bishop’s Palace in Piazza Duomo, completed by Bishop Grazia (1232–34)

The family home where Giuseppe Micheli, a distinguished politician, lived in Piazza Duomo

On the left is the baptistery and on the right the cathedral’s bell tower, 65 metres high, in Piazza Duomo

The niches on the top floor of the baptistery, added at the end of the 13th century, in Piazza Duomo

Side view of the façade of the Bishop’s Palace, the bishop’s residence in Piazza Duomo

On the right is the Bishop’s Palace on Strada al Duomo, the exterior of which was remodelled in the early 20th century

The ancient bell tower of the Church of St Paul, designed by Mario Monguidi on Strada Cavour, was converted into a memorial to all those who fell in 1961

War Memorial to the Fallen of All Wars, sculptures by Luigi Froni and Renato Brozzi, situated on the bell tower of the Church of San Paolo, via Macedonio Melloni

The ancient tower of the Church of St Paul and the building housing the municipal services in Via Macedonio Melloni

Palazzo Marchesi in Via Macedonio Melloni, designed by Ettore Leoni

The large green space, designed by architect Mario Botta, in front of the Palazzo della Pilotta in Piazzale della Pace

The Monument to the Partisan in Piazza della Pace, designed by the architect Guglielmo Lusignoli and the sculptor Marino Mazzacurati

The Monument to the Partisan, unveiled in 1956, and the Palazzo della Pilotta in Piazza della Pace

The building, which houses the “Post and Telegraph Office” on Strada Carlo Pisacane

The Teatro Regio in Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, commissioned by Duchess Maria Luigia and opened in 1829

A small newsagent’s in Piazzale della Steccata

An 18th-century statue adorning the balustrade of the church of Santa Maria della Steccata in Piazzale della Steccata

The Baroque tower of the 13th-century Governor’s Palace and the monument to Garibaldi in Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi

Detail of the two sundials on the vertical sundial face dating from 1829, on the façade of the Governor’s Palace tower in Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi

The Governor’s Palace in Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi, redesigned to its current appearance by the French architect Emmanuel Petitot

A street lamp and the neoclassical façade of the Church of San Pietro in Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi, designed in 1760 by Ennemond-Alexandre Petitot

The single-nave interior of the church of San Pietro in Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi

On the left is the Church of San Pietro and, in the background, the Governor’s Palace in Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi

The Baroque tower of the Governor’s Palace in Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi, dating from 1763

The façade of the church of San Pietro in Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi, as it appears today, dates back to the 18th century

The Governor’s Palace in Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi, 75 metres long, with a Baroque tower at its centre

The lantern above the dome of the church of Santa Maria della Steccata, as seen from Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi

On the right, a monument dedicated to Parmigianino (Francesco Mazzola) in Piazzale della Steccata

The monument to Francesco Mazzola, known as Parmigianino, in Piazzale della Steccata

In the foreground, a tree trunk; in the background, the Palazzo della Pilotta in Piazza della Pace

The Palazzo della Pilotta in Piazza della Pace, a monumental complex of buildings designed by various architects

The eagle on the monument to Giuseppe Verdi in Piazzale della Pilotta, designed by Lamberto Cusani

The eagle from the monument to Giuseppe Verdi, bronze sculptures by Ettore Ximenes in Piazzale della Pilotta

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