THE PALAZZO DEL MUNICIPIO
(MUNICIPAL PALACE)

THE MUNICIPAL PALACE, ONCE KNOWN AS PALAZZO DEGLI ANZIANI (PALACE OF THE ELDERS), WAS BUILT BETWEEN 1435 AND 1440, IN GOTHIC STYLE, BY MASTRO NANNI DI MOGIO FROM TERRANOVA IN THE VALDARNO. BECAUSE OF SOME DEFACEMENT, THE ARCHITECT BELLINI RESTORED IT IN 1933-35.
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER IS CONSERVED A PORTRAIT OF THE MADONNA WITH CHILD.


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