Palazzo Di San Crispino
The palazzo di San Crispino, also known as the oratorio dei calzolai o di San Crispino, is located in Piazza Trento e Trieste, on the corner of via Mazzini and via Contrari in Ferrara.Gerolamo Melchiorri pp. 152–155. History Popular tradition would have it that Charlemagne on his passage through Ferrara dedicated it to the art of shoemaking in 808 as a reward to a shoemaker for the services he had offered him. Historically speaking, it is certain that until 1561 it was the seat of public schools of fine arts, linked to the ''University of Ferrara, Studium of Ferrara'', later partially destroyed by fire. Later, by decision of the shoemakers' guild, it was reduced to an oratory, while the public school from 1567 was moved to the new location of the Palazzo Paradiso. The oratory was dedicated to the saints Crispinus and Crispinianus and this name has remained, even being used for a time to indicate the square on which it stands. According to tradition, Crispinus and Crispinianus ...
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Palace
A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which housed the Roman Empire, Imperial residences. Most European languages have a version of the term (''palais'', ''palazzo'', ''palacio'', etc.), and many use it for a wider range of buildings than English. In many parts of Europe, the equivalent term is also applied to large private houses in cities, especially of the aristocracy; often the term for a large country house is different. Many historic palaces are now put to other uses such as parliaments, museums, hotels, or office buildings. The word is also sometimes used to describe a lavishly ornate building used for public entertainment or exhibitions such as a movie palace. A palace is distinguished from a castle while the latter clearly is fortified or has the style of a fortification ...
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