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Podest\u00e0 Palace dates back to 1293, it was built on demand of Alberto Scoto. It’s the most important witness of the Scottis domination in Castell’Arquato.<\/p>\n

The double loggia dates back to 1447.<\/p>\n

It’s got a very complex structure, made of several fire brick architectural volumes supported by a three storey building. This is the 13th century part of the building, with a Ghibelline crenellation imitating the 4 original ones. Under a wide arch there’s a memorial.
\nThe palace is currently hosting the Municipal Council but is also the location of exhibitions, weddings, lectures and meetings.\u00a0 Between the windows, the coat of arms of Comunitas Castri Arquati: two lions leaning on the walls of the crenellated castle.
\nPart of the building now hosts part of the Municipal Wine Shop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It dates back to 1293, it was built on demand of Alberto Scoto. It\u2019s the most important witness of the Scottis domination in Castell\u2019Arquato.The double loggia dates back to 1447 . It\u2019s got a very complex structure, made of several fire brick architectural volumes supported by a three storey building. This is the 13th century part of the building, with a Ghibelline crenellation imitating the 4 original ones. Under a wide arch there\u2019s a memorial. The palace is currently hosting the Municipal Council but is also the location of exhibitions, weddings, lectures and meetings.\u00a0 Between the windows, the coat of arms of Comunitas Castri Arquati: two lions leaning on the walls of the crenellated castle. Part of the building now hosts part of the Municipal Wine Shop.","protected":false},"featured_media":18763,"template":"","territorio":[935],"categorie_arte_e_cultura":[923],"class_list":["post-22514","arte-e-cultura","type-arte-e-cultura","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","territorio-val-darda-en","categorie_arte_e_cultura-monuments-squares-and-palaces"],"acf":{"orario":"

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