This is the upper town's historic centre. The square is bordered by Ragione palace (The Palace of Reason) with its high belfry and by the Palladian style Scamozziano palace with its decorative central fountain that was gifted to the people of Bergamo in 1780 by the doge of Venice, Alvise Contarini. The arcades of the Palace of Reason link up with the beautiful Cathedral square (piazza del Duomo).