architecture

Ducal Palace of Mantua, Palazzo del Capitano

Mantua, Lombardy, Italy

Palazzo del Capitano [Italian]

Architecture

higher-level structure
Ducal Palace of Mantua
built
13th/14th century
style/period
Gothic
work type
noble residence, museum
form/concept
rectangular plan
material
brick
technique
masonry
patronage
Guido dei Bonacolsi

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

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
1300-1797
Imperial Italy
1300-1708
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