Ducal Palace in Gubbio (Gubbio)
Italy /
Umbria /
Gubbio /
Via Ducale
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World / Italy / Umbria / Perugia
museum, interesting place, historical building
It is located in front of the Duomo. And ' the result of enlargement and transformation of a group of medieval buildings :
In fact, it was built in Renaissance style , starting in 1476 at the behest of Federico di Montefeltro designed by Francesco di Giorgio Martini from Siena. The work was carried out under Guidobaldo . The walls of the buildings above, including the former residence hall, are easy to find on the outside, especially in the downstream side . Inside the palace is a beautiful courtyard , which corresponds to the space previously occupied by the ancient town square . At the bottom, on three sides, were succeeded by slender arches of the portico of columns and pilasters at the corners at top floor with an elegant windows with architraves divided by pilasters. Currently you can visit the ground floor rooms , which retain chimneys and other architectural ornaments , copy of the " closet " of Federico da Montefeltro (the original work is located at the Metropolitan Museum in New York) , as well as underground with interesting finds from the excavation. Other wings of the building are used as temporary exhibitions .
SOURCE: www.comune.gubbio.pg.it/Index.aspx?idmenu=3315
In fact, it was built in Renaissance style , starting in 1476 at the behest of Federico di Montefeltro designed by Francesco di Giorgio Martini from Siena. The work was carried out under Guidobaldo . The walls of the buildings above, including the former residence hall, are easy to find on the outside, especially in the downstream side . Inside the palace is a beautiful courtyard , which corresponds to the space previously occupied by the ancient town square . At the bottom, on three sides, were succeeded by slender arches of the portico of columns and pilasters at the corners at top floor with an elegant windows with architraves divided by pilasters. Currently you can visit the ground floor rooms , which retain chimneys and other architectural ornaments , copy of the " closet " of Federico da Montefeltro (the original work is located at the Metropolitan Museum in New York) , as well as underground with interesting finds from the excavation. Other wings of the building are used as temporary exhibitions .
SOURCE: www.comune.gubbio.pg.it/Index.aspx?idmenu=3315
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 43°21'14"N 12°34'46"E
- Historic centre of Gubbio 0.6 km
- Gubbio 2.6 km
- Cantiano 15 km
- Lake Valdifabbrica 17 km
- Pianello 18 km
- Umbertide 22 km
- Serravalle di Carda 23 km
- Cagli 24 km
- Apecchio 27 km
- Corciano 34 km
- Historic centre of Gubbio 0.2 km
- Cemetery of Gubbio 1.8 km
- Ferratelle 1.8 km
- Le Trosciacce 3 km
- Canalecce 3 km
- San Bartolomeo 8 km
- Scheggia e Pascelupo Municipality 12 km
- Cantiano Municipality 13 km
- Marche 35 km
- Umbria 41 km