architecture

Ducal Palace of Mantua, Palatine Basilica of Saint Barbara

Mantua, Lombardy, Italy

Basilica palatina di Santa Barbara [Italian]

Architecture

higher-level structure
Ducal Palace of Mantua
built
1562-1572
style/period
Mannerism
work type
Roman Catholic church
architect / constr. phase
1562-1567
first construction phase
1569-1572
second construction phase
patronage
Guglielmo Gonzaga

Architecture: Ducal Palace of Mantua

full/alternative names
Gonzaga Palace
historic names
Royal Palace of Mantua
Palazzo Reale di Mantova [Italian]
1708-1866
built
13th–18th century
culture
Italian
style/period
Renaissance
work type
1308–1707
ducal palace
1708–1866
royal palace
military building
since 1915
art museum
history museum

Specifications

number towers
1
towers
56.0 m
bell tower

Specification: Ducal Palace of Mantua

area
35 000 m²

Geography

Europe » Southern Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Province of Mantua » Mantua
local language location name
Mantova, Italia [Italian]
historical affiliations
1565-1797
Imperial Italy
1565-1708
Mantua (city-state)
1708-1797
Habsburg Monarchy
1745-1796
Duchy of Milan
1797-1799
Cisalpine Republic
1799-1801
Habsburg Monarchy
1801-1814
Napoleonic Italy
1814-1866
Austrian Empire

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Mantua and Sabbioneta
type
cultural
criteria
II, III
designation
reference
1287