{"id":3390,"date":"2019-03-22T18:13:09","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T17:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exploring-umbria.com\/?page_id=3390"},"modified":"2019-03-22T18:13:09","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T17:13:09","slug":"palazzo-dei-priori-and-torre-civica","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.exploring-umbria.com\/en\/citta-di-castello\/what-to-see-in-citta-di-castello\/palazzo-dei-priori-and-torre-civica\/","title":{"rendered":"Palazzo dei Priori and Torre Civica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not far from the Cathedral, overlooking Piazza Gabriotti, stands one of the most beautiful and important Palazzi in Umbria. The <strong>Palazzo dei Priori<\/strong> (or \u2018Comunale\u2019) was built between 1322 and 1338 by the architect <em>Angelo da Orvieto<\/em>, as evidenced by a weathered and almost illegible inscription on the entrance lintel. In the same period, the architect was engaged in the construction of two other important buildings: the Palazzo dei Consoli in Gubbio and Palazzo del Podest\u00e0 in Citt\u00e0 di Castello.<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays, Palazzo dei Priori is the Town Hall and the 16<sup>th<\/sup>-century staircase leads to the \u2018Sala del Consiglio comunale\u2019 with its fragments of frescoes and ancient Roman epigraphs.<\/p>\n<p>The City\u2019s coat of arms is carved on the lunette of the main door and the precious rustic ashlar facade recalls the elegant Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. Unfortunately, the work was never completed and is still unfinished today, without a bell tower, which is, however, substituted by the nearby Torre Civica.<\/p>\n<p>Also called <em>Torre del Vescovo<\/em> due to its position close to the bishop\u2019s residence, the <strong>Torre di Citt\u00e0 di Castello<\/strong> dates back to the 14<sup>th<\/sup> century and <strong>is the true emblem of the city<\/strong>. Numerous coats of arms are still visible on the facade, as are traces of the small roof that protected the fresco depicting <em>\u201cMadonna col bambino tra I Santi Paolo e Girolamo\u201d <\/em>(Madonna and Child between Saints Paul and Jerome) by <em>Luca Signorelli<\/em>. Created in 1474, the fresco suffered damage on numerous occasions due to the weather and earthquakes, so it was definitively removed in 1940 and preserved (only in part) in the Pinacoteca Comunale. In 1937, the Tower was even equipped with the first public clock and today it still provides the perfect place to enjoy a breath-taking view of the city and the surrounding area. From the top, one can admire the entire historic city centre, Montesca hill and the entire Tiber valley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not far from the Cathedral, overlooking Piazza Gabriotti, stands one of the most beautiful and important Palazzi in Umbria. 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