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Palazzo di Monte
Corso San Gallo, 28 52048 Monte San Savino
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This building, commissioned by cardinal Antonio Di Monte (1461-1533), was built by Antonio da Sangallo the Elder between 1515 and 1517. In 1512, the cardinal had purchased land from the Community of Monte San Savino near the so-called "Ruga Maestra" (present-day Corso San Gallo), on which to erect his palace. The sober façade of the building, with serena stone rustication on the ground floor and fine windows with Ionic pilaster strips and a triangular pediment above, reflects the style of Raphael in its composure. The rear, which faces onto a charming hanging garden built over a water collection tank, was built at a later stage by cardinal Antonio's nephew, Giovanni Maria di Monte (1487-1555). Nanni di Baccio Bigio was commissioned to design the building. The architect enlivened the façade with a three-part loggia and had the corners clad in solid, broad rusticated stone. The interior has a number of interesting features. What is now the Council Chamber has an elegant 16th-century carved door by Fra Giovanni da Verona, and on the first-floor corridor, a small portrait gallery displays paintings of illustrious personages from Monte San Savino and of members of ruling Tuscan families. When the Di Monte family line died out, the building was inherited by the Galletti family, who kept it until 1824. It was then used as a Court of Law before becoming the Town Hall building.
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