Architecture

Communal Palace of Pienza

Pienza, Tuscany, Italy

Palazzo Comunale di Pienza [Italian]
Palazzo Pubblico [Italian]
Communal Palace of Pienza

Architecture

structure overview
Communal Palace of Pienza

Architecture: Communal Palace of Pienza

full/alternative names
Public Palace
built
1459
culture
Italian
style/period
Renaissance
work type by function
city hall
material
travertine
architect
Bernardo Rossellino
patronage
Pope Pius II

Specifications

Specifications: Communal Palace of Pienza

number towers
1
towers
clock tower

Geography

Europe » Southern Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Province of Siena » Pienza
local language location name
Pienza, Italia [Italian]
historical affiliations
Republic of Siena
1459-1555
Republic of Florence
1555-1569
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
1569-1801
Kingdom of Etruria
1801-1807
French Empire
1807-1815
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
1815-1859

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Historic Centre of the City of Pienza
type
cultural
criteria
I, II, IV
designation
reference
789

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,205 × 6,718  pixel
44.1 × 56.9 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, retouched, colour corrected
copyrights
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