French Riviera monument : Place Garibaldi in Nice

Place Garibaldi : monumental ensemble of civic baroque architecture, situated between the Old Town and the Port. This Place Royale was built between 1782 and 1784 and was once called the Piazza Vittorio in honour of King Victor Amédée III of Sardinia. Its function was to solemnify the arrival of Sardinian sovereigns arriving from Turin.