One of many frescoes displaying the arms of city mayors and magistrates that line the walls of the 14th Century courtyard of the Palazzo del Popolo in San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy. The Palazzo has been the seat of local government since the 1200s CE.
San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy: fresco on wall in 14th century courtyard of the Palazzo del Popolo (People’s Palace), also known as the Palazzo Communale (Municipal Palace) or Palazzo Nuovo del Podestà, off Piazza del Duomo. The Palazzo del Popolo has been a seat of local government since the 1200s CE. The courtyard was built in 1323 and is decorated with the coats of arms of public office holders. On the first floor of the palace is the Sala del Consiglio (Council Room), also known as the Sala Dante, so called in recollection of the Florentine poet's visit in 1299 as the ambassador of the Guelph League. The town of San Gimignano, a UNESCO site since 1990, is located between the Sienese and Val d’Elsa hills. It is surrounded by Late Medieval walls and is famous for a historic centre full of tall medieval towers which earned it the soubriquet ‘Manhattan of the Middle Ages’. The medieval village straddled the Via Francigena, a popular route for pilgrims traveling from France to Rome, and it became a hub for travellers and traders.
Size: 3826px × 2568px
Location: Palazzo del Popolo, Palazzo Communale, Palazzo Nuovo del Podestà, San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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