Palazzo Del Capitano Del Popolo, Orvieto
The Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo, also known as the Palazzo del Podesta is a late- Romanesque- Gothic architecture, late 13th-century civic palace located in Piazza del Popolo, in the historic center of Orvieto, region of Umbria, Italy. The palace now houses some municipal offices and the main hall is used for cultural events and meetings. Surrounding the Piazza del Popolo is also the palaces named for the Bracci and Simoncelli families, and the deconsecrated church of San Rocco. History and description This was erected as a single story loggia in 1156 by pope Adrian IV Pope Adrian IV ( la, Adrianus IV; born Nicholas Breakspear (or Brekespear); 1 September 1159, also Hadrian IV), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 4 December 1154 to his death in 1159. He is the only Englishman t ... as a papal palace (''Palazzo Apostolico'') adjacent to the church of San Bernardo. However, it suffered grave damage during the wars of the following century, ...
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