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The Square of the Cathedral is dedicated to Pope Paul VI and is characterized by the Old Cathedral “La Rotonda”: here we have a Roman monument dating back to the 12th Century and built on the remains of a previous basilica; the difference in land level is due to the fact that the old building was at the same level of the old square, in respect to the actual paving seen today; the building is made up of a compact body surrounded by thick walls and surmounted by a high cylindrical structure which camouflages the internal hemispherical dome. The real and proper Cathedral on the otherhand is a mannerist architecture begun in 1604.

Next to the Cathedral, we can see the Broletto, the old communal palace: which was built between 1187 and 1230 in a solid Roman form, on which some decorative Gothic parts were already grafted. Presented with elegant three-mullioned and four-mullioned windows and from which the so called Loggia delle Grida (Announcements of the laws to the population) stands out; overshadowing the whole structure there is the imposing Torre del Popolo (People’s tower) with its typical battlements.

Not too far away, we come across the Piazza del Foro (Fort Square): the centre of the old Roman City. The important remains of the Capitolino Temple are still visible – dating back to 73 AD and being established with a pronaos, a flight of entry stairs and a rich pediment: there are conspicuous testimonies of these elements – a Curia (Senate-house) and the Roman Theatre.

The magnificent Monumental Complex and Museum of S. Giuliare was opened to the public a little over two years ago, after an exemplary restoration campaign – between Via Piamarta and Via dei Musei – which includes the ex 16th Century church, the Basilica of S. Salvatore and the Convent: other than housing local collections, it is also possible to visit the archaeological digs on site and now also a spacious exposition area, allowing room for up to four simultaneous and autonomous exhibitions.

The other important City museum is the Tosio Martinengo Art Gallery, in Via Martinengo, which hosts splendid examples of 16th Century Brescia School of Art, not to mention the works of Lorenzo Lotto and Tintoretto.

Keeping in mind art in general, a church of Brescia, the Church of Saints Nazaro and Celso, houses one of the most beautiful Altar Pieces by Tiziano, the so called Polittico Averoldi (Polyptych), dating back to 1520-22 and which marked one of the first stylistic changes of Veneto artist; sadly at a time when he had already entered his mature period

Just outside the Centre, you can find the Castle of Medieval origins, but with added fortification from the 16th Century. It houses the Renaissance Museum and the War Museum.

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