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pric of Trent; it became a long-standing
religious center of notable importance.
After all, the famous Council of Trent
took place here, giving rise to the Counter-Reformation. The 1500s were the
time of Trento’s golden age, thanks to
the bishops that advocated for the construction of new churches and edifices.
commercial and monumental hub of
the city, Piazza del Duomo is lined by
splendid noble palaces (frescoed inside,
especially the Case Cazuffi-Rella).
The Piazza also hosts the tomb of San
Vigilio, as well as the Romanesque Duomo of San Vigilio, built in 1212 on the
commission of Bishop Federico Vanga –
Later, in the 19th Century, it became the it was here that all the Council’s formal
object of a bitter dispute between Napo- sessions were held.
leon’s troops and the Habsburg Empire.
It was only in 1919 that Trento beca