The fountains at the bus station

After the end of the Second World War, from 1951 onwards, the Administration continued the work of reconstructing Piazza Colombo, creating a slab on the rubble of the former Court House, which would be used as a car park for years.

After the reconstruction, on 8 March 1956, after three years of work, the bus station in Piazza Colombo was inaugurated under the slab.

In front of it, in what had been the Flower Market, a large garden was created, with pine trees and palms, and above all with two pools with fountains which, together with the gardens, provided a relaxing view for passengers in transit.

Both the gardens and the fountains changed their appearance several times until 1990 when, with the creation of the underground car park, which is still there today, the gardens were given a new layout and a reduced fountain also worked until the following year when it was finally removed.

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