my verona

named after the city's old herb market...at the northern end of the piazza stands the baroque palazzo maffei surmounted by statues...in front of it rises a column supporting the venetian lion, which marks verona's absorption, in 1405, the casa dei mercanti, a largely 17th century building that dates originally from 1301...the fountain in the middle of the colorful market stands, though the statue at its center dates from roman times...it serves as a reminder that this piazza has been used as a market place for more than 2000 years...