The real heart of Sassuolo is piazza
Garibaldi, a blend of local taste and sophisticated design.
The uniform arcade running round the buildings on all four sides,
the brick pillars, the uniform red painted colour, the red clay
roofing tiles sloping towards the piazza and the masonry copings
all reflect a sense of due proportion, with a use of materials
typical of the area. Entering the square from via Mazzini, one's
gaze can run on to a perspective which ends with the entry to
the ducal palace, which provides a background. There is another
opening under the clock tower, as the arcade leads into an archway
into via Venuzzi, creating another attractive view. The last
passageway, beside the cathedral of San Giorgio, finishes
in piazza Martiri Partigiani, linking the political-commercial
and religious centres of the town.
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