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I talian A merican D igest
FALL 2018
THE PIAZZA D’IT
Bringing Italy to
The Piazza d’Italia, adjacent to the American Ital
recent facelift. Designed by noted post-modernis
the Piazza d’Italia was constructed in 1978. The P
Renaissance style architecture debuted to widesp
alike. Leaders of New Orleans' Italian American
Conkerton, first conceived of the Piazza in the ear
public commemoration of the contributions of the
history. The Piazza d’Italia is located at the c
1978 -