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A piazza is not a plaza. The plaza is the theme park of the piazza the plaza is the commercial version. A piazza is an empty space with no function. This is what Europeans understand.

Renzo Piano

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Renzo Piano
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: September 14
Architect
Politician
Genova
Italy
R. Piano
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Piazza
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Plaza
Empty
Europeans
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Park
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Commercial
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