Piazza del Nettuno

Established in 1564 to highlight the statue of Neptune to which it owes its name, the square was the result of the expansion of the space existing between Palazzo d’Accursio and Palazzo del Podestà through the demolition of a block of buildings. 

The statue of Neptune was built between 1563 and 1567 by the Flemish sculpture Jean de Boulogne, known as Giambologna, and by Tommaso Laureti, called The Sicilian. 

On one side of the square is Sala Borsa, the Civic Multimedia Library since 2001, and on the other, next to Palazzo del Podestà, is Palazzo Re Enzo.