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Europe The Ducal Palace ( Italian : Palazzo Ducale ) is a Renaissance building in the Italian city of Urbino in the Marche . [ 1 ] One of the most important monuments in Italy, it is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998.
The Doge's Palace (Doge pronounced / d oʊ (d) ʒ /; Italian: Palazzo Ducale; Venetian: Pałaso Dogal) is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of Venice in northern Italy.
A square Rocca (castle) was built on the site by Azzo da Correggio as a defence along the Po River.It belonged to the Correggio and Terzi families, and in the 16th-17th centuries it was restored by countess Barbara Sanseverino, who desired a true palace for her court, and to house her prestigious collection of works by painters such as Raphael, Titian, Mantegna and Correggio.
The fortress was restored and used as residence by Paolo Guinigi in 1401; after his fall in 1429 this was again partially dismantled and later became the Palazzo Pubblico ("Public Palace"). After a period as the residence of Duchess Elisa Baciocchi , it was the seat of the Lucchese state government until the Unification of Italy in 1861, when ...
Façade of Palazzo Ducale San Giorgio Castle Details of Pisanello's frescoes in the "Hall of Pisanello". The Palazzo Ducale di Mantova ("Ducal Palace") is a group of buildings in Mantua, Lombardy, northern Italy, built between the 14th and the 17th century mainly by the noble family of Gonzaga as their royal residence in the capital of their Duchy.
Several palaces are named Ducal Palace (Italian: Palazzo Ducale [paˈlattso duˈkaːle]) because it was the seat or residence of a duke. Notable palaces with the name include: France
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Grassi, R. (2008). "Palazzo ducale di Rivalta. Parco del benessere e Reggia del buon vivere". Strenna del Pio Istituto Artigianelli (in Italian): 193– 200. Baricchi, Walter; Cadoppi, Alberto (2016). Il Palazzo Ducale di Rivalta - La perduta Versailles reggiana (in Italian). Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Reggio Emilia Pietro Manodori. p. 192.