Piazza delle Erbe - Verona - Italy

It once was home to the town's Roman forum during the time of the Roman Empire.

The northern side of the square is occupied by the ancient town hall, the Torre dei Lamberti, the Casa dei Giudici ("Judges Hall") and the Mazzanti Houses. The western side, the shortest one, features the Baroque Palazzo Maffei, decorated by statues of Greek gods. It is faced by a white marble column, on which is St. Mark's Lion, symbol of the Republic of Venice.

The north-western side occupies the site of the ancient Roman Capitol Hill, which looked towards the Forum. Numerous of its buildings facing the square have maintained façade frescoes. The square's most ancient monument is the fountain, surmounted by a statue called Madonna Verona, which is however a Roman sculpture dating to 380 AD.

Palazzo della ragione XIV°Century - Verona - Italy

The palace was once the City Hall, and housed the Offices of the Magistrate’s Court. During Venetian rule, the palace became also the seat of the civil and penal courts, the prison, the College of Notary Publics, and many other functions. It even has its own chapel. In 1447 the Stairway of the Accounting Building was built inside the courtyard, and became one of the first structures added to the palace courtyard.

Source text: Snuffy

Piazza dei Signori - Verona - Italy

With the statue of Dante, the loggia del Consiglio (on the left) and the

Palazzo del Comune (on the right).

Loggia del Consiglio: one of the most stylish Renaissance creations in the Veneto Region. The arcaded building is characterized by yellow and red frescoes on the upper floor and five ancient celebrities of Verona on the rooftop.

Palazzo del Comune (1193) with the winged lion of Venezia is joined to the Palazzo dei Tribunali by a ark.