Piazza Santa Maria Soprarno

Piazza Santa Maria Soprarno is a tiny square, named after a church that no longer exists.
One of the oldest parish churches of the Oltrarno, dedicated to Santa Maria and also known as Santa Maria de' Bardi, stood here. It was suppressed in 1785 and demolished in 1869-1870 at the time of Florence, Capital of Italy (1865-1871) for the opening of the new Lungarno Torrigiani.

In the map of Florence outlined by Ferdinando Ruggieri in 1731, the widening appears marked with the name Piazza de' Bardi, as it is located along the route of this street. 
The transformations undergone by the square over the last few centuries have been profound.  The whole area suffered the destruction of 1944 (destruction wrought by the retreating German Army) and later, during the years of reconstruction, it was decided to create a connection between the piazza and the Costa San Giorgio, by building a wide ramp (rampa delle Coste) at the bottom of the widening.