Piazza Cavalli, the historical and political center of Piacenza, is named after the equestrian statues of Ranuccio and Alessandro Farnese placed at the sides of the Gothic Palace. it was opened in the 1280s during the construction, which remained unfinished, of the Gothic Palace, in a central position with respect to the main medieval roads along which merchantile aristocracy lived and had its main businesses.
The palace was commissioned in 1281 by Alberto Scoto, leader of the merchants and lord of the city. It has the traditional aspect of Northern Italian Municipal palaces, with a low portico for people’s gatherings and solemnial windows with a balcony letting light into the great hall on the upper floor, which had originally been created for large assemblies. The frame decorated with arches, the typical gibelline crenellations, the central tower with the bell and the two side towers are fine examples of medieval public architecture.
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