Built in the 17th century as a Dominican convent, the building has undergone profound transformations over the centuries, from religious residence to city hospital. After the 1976 earthquake and major restoration work, it now houses the Territorial Museum, a repository of local historical memory. <\/p>\n
History of the Palace
\nThe palace was built in the 17th century as a Dominican convent complex, featuring typical architectural features of the period. The layout and facades are in keeping with the 17th-century monastic typology, with an internal courtyard surrounded by a long corridor onto which all the rooms open. The exterior is austere and very compact, just as the composition of the serially aligned windows, framed by stone moldings, is sparse and essential.
\nThe Most Serene Republic of Venice, under the pretext of spending money to defend the Mediterranean from the Turkish threat, decreed the suppression and transfer of several convents to the treasury, including that of the Dominicans of San Daniele. In 1772, the convent was auctioned and purchased by the Noble Servite Sisters.
\nIn 1805, His Majesty Bonaparte suppressed all religious congregations in the Kingdom of Italy, transferring their movable and immovable assets to the French treasury. Five years later, in 1810, the suppression was extended to Friuli, and as a result, the Servite Sisters of San Daniele were forced to abandon their convent and dissolved.
\nThe former monastery, including the entire fenced area, was then sold to Lorenzo Ciconi of San Daniele. Subsequent sales were attempted with the idea of \u200b\u200bestablishing a girls’ boarding school, but they failed. Finally, the Ciconi family moved into the building, using it as their residence.
\nAround 1848, the local Pious Institute highlighted the inadequacy of the premises of the old San Daniele Hospital and considered moving to a new location. The former Dominican convent was identified, and after lengthy procedures and negotiations in consultation with the Municipal Administration, the sale was finalized.
\nThe transition from convent to hospital led to numerous modifications to the original interior spaces. Among the most significant transformations was the closing of the arches onto the cloister, a project entrusted to engineer Paoluzzi da Buja.
\nOver the following decade, additional adjacent land was acquired to allow for the expansion of the asylum area and the construction of the nuns’ kitchen.
\nIn 1976, the hospital complex was severely damaged by the earthquakes of the Friuli earthquake of May 6 and September 15. Subsequently, seismic renovations began, restoring the original layout as much as possible. The design was carried out by architect Avon. With the construction of the new hospital complex in the 1980s, the former convent structure was abandoned, initially serving as a municipal warehouse and subsequently as a museum storage facility and venue for temporary exhibitions.
\nIn the 2000s, it was identified as the permanent home for the Museo del Territorio, which was inaugurated in 2004. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","tipo_luogo_sd":[362],"zona_sd":[263],"class_list":["post-6495","sd-luogo","type-sd-luogo","status-publish","hentry","tipo_luogo_sd-monuments","zona_sd-city-center"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsandaniele.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sd-luogo\/6495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsandaniele.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sd-luogo"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsandaniele.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/sd-luogo"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsandaniele.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"tipo_luogo_sd","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsandaniele.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tipo_luogo_sd?post=6495"},{"taxonomy":"zona_sd","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsandaniele.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/zona_sd?post=6495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}