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Cathedral
This 12th-century cathedral (Duomo di Piacenza in Italian) harmoniously blends pretty pink marble, mellow sandstone and red brick. It's one of the best examples of a Romanesque cathedral in northern Italy. The interior has a nave and two aisles, with 25 soaring pillars, and beautiful frescoes, including some by Guercino in the dome.
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Galleria Ricci Oddi
Containing an impressive collection of mostly Italian art and sculpture from the 18th century onwards, this gallery hit the headlines in 1997 when one of its most important works, Portrait of a Woman by Gustav Klimt, was stolen by a cat burglar who gained access through a skylight during renovations. The painting has never been recovered.
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Palazzo Farnese
Started in 1558, this mammoth structure was never fully completed. It houses a pinacoteca (art gallery) and four little museums: of archaeology, carriages, Italian unification and, the main one, the Museo Civico with its bizarre Etruscan Fegato di Piacenza , a sheep's liver in bronze that was used for divining the future!
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