Piran’s Tartini Square

Piran’s Tartini Square:

Tartini Square is the largest and main square in the town of Piran, Slovenia. It was named after violinist and composer Giuseppe Tartini, of whom a monument was made in 1896.

History:

The square was once an inner dock for smaller vessels, such as fishing boats, and was located outside of the first city walls.

In the Middle Ages the dock became surrounded by important buildings and palaces, because of which it became an important site of the town. However, because of the sewage which ended up there, the officials decided to bury the dock and set up a real square there in 1894.

Around the newly created platform various new buildings appeared, including the town hall. Of those buildings, the only one that still has the original exterior is the Gothic house named Benečanka (Venetian house), dating to the 15th century.

The sculptor of the 1896 bronze monument to Tartini was Antonio Dal Zòtto.