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The Palazzo Pubblico (town hall) is a palace in Siena, Tuscany, central Italy. Construction began in 1297 to serve as the seat of the Republic of Siena 's government, which consisted of the Podestà and Council of Nine, the elected officials who performed executive functions (and judicial ones in secular matters). [ 1 ]
At the foot of the Palazzo Pubblico's wall is the late Gothic Chapel of the Virgin built as an ex voto by the Sienese, after the terrible Black Death of 1348 had ended. The Piazza del Campo's structure has a focalizing effect, and it resembles a Baroque theater with facades surrounding it, windows focused on it, and the Piazza Pubblico acting ...
The paintings are located in Siena's Palazzo Pubblico—specifically in the Sala dei Nove ("Salon of Nine"), the council hall of the Republic of Siena's nine executive magistrates, [2] elected officials who performed executive functions (and judicial ones in secular matters). The paintings have been construed as being "designed to remind the ...
Siena Cathedral Interior of the Siena Cathedral Façade of the Palazzo Pubblico (town hall) during the Palio days Piazza Salimbeni Streets of old Siena. The Siena Cathedral , begun in the 12th century, is a masterpiece of Italian Romanesque–Gothic architecture. Its main façade was completed in 1380 with a nave oriented northeast–southwest.
Among his first documented works is the Maestà of 1315 in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena. [1] Lippo Memmi painted a similar Maestà for the Palazzo Comunale in San Gimignano shortly afterwards, an example of the enduring influence Simone's prototypes would have on other artists throughout the 14th century.
The Palazzo Pubblico (‘Public Palace’) is the city hall of the City of San Marino.It is where official state ceremonies take place, and it is the seat of the Republic's main institutional and administrative bodies: the Captains Regent, the Grand and General Council, the Council of XII, and the Congress of State.
The Palace of Culture of Tirana (Albanian: Pallati i Kulturës) houses the National Library of Albania as well as the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet.Situated in Skanderbeg Square, it was originally built on the Pazari i Vjetër (English: Old Bazzar) area of Tirana at the behest of Enver Hoxha.
The murals in the Palazzo Pubblico were commissioned by the Council of Nine, Siena's ruling body. The murals capture important triumphs in the history of Siena. From the beginning of the 14th century the city council commissioned murals of castles and cities that were conquered by Siena.