{"id":4351,"date":"2019-03-28T14:07:51","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T13:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exploring-umbria.com\/?page_id=4351"},"modified":"2019-03-28T14:07:51","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T13:07:51","slug":"palazzo-dei-consoli","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.exploring-umbria.com\/en\/fortified-villages-in-umbria-rare-hidden-gems\/what-to-see-in-bevagna\/palazzo-dei-consoli\/","title":{"rendered":"Palazzo dei Consoli"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Palazzo dei Consoli<\/strong> (the Palace of Consuls) is one of the many monuments that look over Piazza Silvestri, in the Old Town. This structure has an important political value, since it represented the <strong>power of the State <\/strong>in the square, in juxtaposition (but at the same time in balance) with the power of the Church symbolised by the churches of S. Silvestro, S. Michele Arcangelo and S. 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