Mestre represents the Venice's mainland and, has always been a suburbs-town in opposition to the far more historical centre. Yet, also Mestre has got its interesting elements, such as Ferretto Square, where there are also the Seventeenth century St. Lorenzo Dome and the Palazzo da Re, underneath the arcade of which the cereals market used to be held, the Clock Tower (1108) and the ormolu work by Alberto Viviani, set in the middle of a great fountain, at the centre of the square.