Palazzo Panciatichi
Palazzo Panciatichi or Palazzo del Balì is a medieval aristocratic palace located on Via Camillo Benso Cavour #35 (at the intersection with via Roma) in Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy. It a block away from the Palazzo Fioravanti.
Description
It was begun in 1320 by Vinciguerra d'Astancollo Panciatichi, a rich
The palace has a stone façade with three floors. The ground floor has wide arches, while lower with arches) ending with a large overhanging cornice. A few remaining original Guelph
History
This palace is notable for the inhabitants and visitors over the centuries. In 1057, it was occupied by Bellino di Pancio. Attanai returned to this house in 1187 from the second crusade and left for the third in 1219. In 1261, Astancollo, count of Lucciano became head of the Ghibelline faction in Pistoia; but five years later, after the defeat in the
In 1409, Corrado, the son of the above Giovanni, allowed for his palace to host
Palazzo Panciatichi was damaged by an
Sources
- Rauty, Natale (1967). Il Palazzo Panciatichi o del Balì a Pistoia. Pistoia.
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- ^ Tour entries for Pistoia.
- ^ Pistoia e il suo territorio: Pescia e i suoi dintorni: guida del forestiero, by Giuseppe Tigri, Tipografia Cino, Pistoia (1853): page 226.
- ^ Tigri, pages 227-228.
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