Campo de' Fiori
Rome · Italy · Urban site
On quiet nights a cowled figure stands where the pyre was. Call him Filippo, his baptismal name, and Romans say he turns around.
On 17 February 1600 the philosopher Giordano Bruno was brought to this square, where greengrocers now set out their stalls, and burned alive after his tongue was clamped so he could not address the crowd. Almost three centuries later the hooded bronze statue was raised on the exact spot, its face turned toward the Vatican. Legend says Bruno never left: late at night, once the square empties, a figure in a Dominican habit is said to stand at the plinth. Anyone who addresses him by his baptismal name, Filippo — the name he bore before entering the order — is said to see the head turn slowly beneath the hood. Visitors report a sudden smell of smoke and air at the statue's foot that is noticeably colder.
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Where is Campo de' Fiori located?
Campo de' Fiori is in Rom, Italy.
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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.
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