Palazzo Degli Anziani, Pistoia
The Palazzo degli Anziani also known as the Palazzo del Comune, della Comunitá or del Giano is a Gothic-style stone palace located in the ancient historic center of Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy. The palace served as city hall for centuries; it still belongs to the comune and now mainly houses the Museo Civico d'Arte Antica (including works of the 19th century). Description and history In 1295, while Giano della Bella was potestà of Pistoia, it was decided to build a residence for the magistrates or ''elders'' of the city. Previously they had been housed in a palace at via di Sracceria. In the present spot near the Pistoia Cathedral, land and houses were purchased from a number of families: Bellanti, Lazzari, Cremonesi, and others. By 1345, the three ground floor arches were erected, and the great hall in the main floor (''piano nobile'') was being built. Construction was completed in 1353 with mullioned windows. On the facade are the coat of arms of the Medici; the city coat of arms ...
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Pistoia -Palazzo Comunale- 2
Pistoia (, is a city and ''comune'' in the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of a province of Pistoia, province of the same name, located about west and north of Florence and is crossed by the Ombrone Pistoiese, a tributary of the River Arno. It is a typical Italian medieval city, and it attracts many tourists, especially in the summer. The city is famous throughout Europe for its Plant nursery, plant nurseries. History ''Pistoria'' (in latin language, Latin other possible forms are ''Pistorium'' or ''Pistoriae'') was a centre of Gauls, Gallic, Ligures, Ligurian and Etruscan civilization, Etruscan settlements before becoming a Ancient Rome, Roman Colonia (Roman), colony in the 6th century BC, along the important road Via Cassia: in 62 BC the demagogue Catiline and his fellow conspirators were slain nearby. From the 5th century the city was a bishopric, and during the Lombards, Lombardic kingdom it was a royal city and had several privileges. Pistoia's most splen ...
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