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CICONI-ASQUINI PALACE

Teobaldo Ciconi (1824–1863), one of the most famous Italian playwrights of the 19th century, was born in this palace. At a very young age, he had his first dramatic works, Il mussulmano and Rondello e il califfo, performed in San Daniele. A friend of Ippolito...
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Beltrame Palace

The monumental façade features three large round arches made of rusticated ashlar stone and resting on rectangular pillars that form a portico with plastered cross vaults. The rectangular building extends over three floors plus an attic with string courses and a denticulated cornice under the...
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The old Napoleonic prisons

The Napoleonic administration required the Community of San Daniele to build new district prisons, suitable for the new "Districts" or "Mandamenti" subject to the recently established District Courts. The old prisons, also known as "the Bell Tower prisons," which had been located for centuries in...
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Piazzale IV Novembre

Until 1847, this part of the city was a private "Braida." Following a resolution of the City Council in 1846 to relieve the presence of animals in the Borgo di San Francesco, it was transformed into a market square. In 1903, construction began on the new...
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Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II

The layout of the square The square retains a typically medieval layout. Where the access road now runs, once stood the Torre delle Ore, also known as the south gate or "clock" tower. It had a drawbridge that was raised every evening and in case of...
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Municipal building

Since 1308, the building has housed the Pious Hospital of the Knights of Saint Anthony of Vienne. The hospital had 22 permanent beds, rooms reserved for clergy and women, and also provided important assistance to passing pilgrims. They were offered a free pound of bread,...
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Panoramic staircase

Designed in 1969 by architects N. Masotti and L. Chiro and built in the de Concina park between 1970 and 1972, the panoramic staircase connects the current Piazzale IV Novembre to the historic centre of the city and opens a suggestive window onto the Upper...
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The Loggia

The Loggia represents one of the most significant works of the 15th century. Its reconstruction began in 1415, when the Community decided to renovate the existing building, located on the same site, which was now considered outdated both in terms of style and size. The first...
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Pellegrino House

The house, now privately owned, has a long history. The first evidence of its existence can be found as early as 1388, through numerous testamentary deeds recorded in documents preserved in the ancient municipal register housed in the Guarneriana Library. In 1497, the property was...

Monte di pietà palace

Sul lato destro di Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, si erge il Palazzo del Monte di Pietà significativo esempio di architettura neoclassica veneta. L’edificio fu realizzato nella seconda metà del XVIII secolo per dotare il Monte di Pietà cittadino di una sede stabile e rappresentativa. I primi tentativi...