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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Historic Centre of the City of Pienza' has mentioned 'Palazzo' in the following places:
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| PienzaComuneComune di PienzaLocation of Pienza PienzaLocation of Pienza in ItalyShow map of ItalyPienzaPienza (Tuscany)Show map of TuscanyCoordinates: 43xc2xb004xe2x80xb243xe2x80xb3N 11xc2xb040xe2x80xb244xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf43.07861xc2xb0N 11.67889xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 43.07861; 11.67889CountryItalyRegionTuscanyProvinceSiena (SI)FrazioniCosona, La Foce, Monticchiello, Palazzo Massaini, SpadalettoGovernmentxc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0MayorManolo GarosiArea[1]xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Total122.96xc2xa0km2 (47.48xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)Elevation491xc2xa0m (1,611xc2xa0ft)Populationxc2xa0(28 February 2017)[2]xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Total2,091xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Density17/km2 (44/sqxc2xa0mi)Demonym(s)PientiniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET)xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code53026Dialingxc2xa0code0578Patron saintSt. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 History 2 Main sights 2.1 Palazzo Piccolomini 2.2 The Duomo 2.3 Palazzo Vescovile 2.4 Palazzo Comunale 2.5 Other buildings 2.6 Monticchiello 3 References 4 Sources 5 External links | WIKI |
| Palazzo Piccolomini[edit] | WIKI |
| The principal residence, Palazzo Piccolomini, is on the west side. | WIKI |
| This structure is similar to Alberti's Palazzo Rucellai in Florence and other later palaces. | WIKI |
| Noteworthy is the internal court of the palazzo. | WIKI |
| Palazzo Vescovile[edit] | WIKI |
| Palazzo Vescovile, on the third side of the piazza, was built by Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia, at the time Church Vice Chancellor and the future Pope Alexander VI, to comply with the request by Pope Pius II for the Cardinals to have a residence in the town. | WIKI |
| Palazzo Comunale[edit] | WIKI |
| Across from the church is the town hall, or Palazzo Comunale. | WIKI |
| When Corsigniano was given the status of an official city, a Palazzo was required that would be in keeping with the "city's" new urban position, though it was certainly more for show than anything else. | WIKI |
| It is likely that Bernardo Rossellino designed the Palazzo Comunale to be a free standing civic mediator between the religious space before the cathedral and secular market square to its rear. | WIKI |
| Other buildings in Pienza dating from the era of Pius II include the Ammannati Palace, named for Cardinal Jacopo Piccolomini-Ammannati, a "curial row" of three palaces (the Palazzo Jouffroy or Atrebatense belonging to Cardinal Jean Jouffroy of Arras, the Palazzo Buonconti, belonging to Vatican Treasurer Giliforte dei Buonconti, and the Palazzo Lolli constructed by apostolic secretary and papal relative Gregorio Lolli) arranged along the street behind the Bishops Palace. | WIKI |
| along the main road there are also the Palazzo Gonzaga, built in 1463 by Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga, Palazzo Forteguerri built in 1460 by Ambrogio Fortguerri, Apostolic Treasurer, and the Palazzo of Ambrogio Spannocchi, now Cittadini, again of the XV century. | WIKI |