The original building dates to the sixteenth century, and had only two floors.

In the early eighteenth century a floor was added, and a further one in the late nineteenth century.

The various periods of restructuring can be clearly recognized: the ground floor and the second are the original building of late sixteenth-century, while the bosses and lion heads probably date to a makeover of the seventeenth century.

At the third floor, two badges on central window side were made in the 20’s, the one on the right containing the coat of arms. On the left of the balcony, we can see a plaque in memory of Vittorio Emanuele II, “Father of the Nation”. On the right of the balcony there is a plaque commemorating the fallen of the wars of independence from 1848 to 1877. Other tombstones remind us: the commemoration of Andrea Costa, promoter of riots, anarchist and follower of Bakunin, also among the founders of the Party of Italian Workers. The plaque on the bottom left, Felice Cavallotti and Matteo Renato Imbriani who in 1898 claimed new ideals of freedom.

City ​​Hall of Poggio Mirteto

Position

Piazza Martiri della Libertà, 37
02047 San Luigi Poggio Mirteto (RI)

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The original building dates to the sixteenth century, and had only two floors.

In the early eighteenth century a floor was added, and a further one in the late nineteenth century.

The various periods of restructuring can be clearly recognized: the ground floor and the second are the original building of late sixteenth-century, while the bosses and lion heads probably date to a makeover of the seventeenth century.

At the third floor, two badges on central window side were made in the 20’s, the one on the right containing the coat of arms. On the left of the balcony, we can see a plaque in memory of Vittorio Emanuele II, “Father of the Nation”. On the right of the balcony there is a plaque commemorating the fallen of the wars of independence from 1848 to 1877. Other tombstones remind us: the commemoration of Andrea Costa, promoter of riots, anarchist and follower of Bakunin, also among the founders of the Party of Italian Workers. The plaque on the bottom left, Felice Cavallotti and Matteo Renato Imbriani who in 1898 claimed new ideals of freedom.

On both sides of the balcony railing on the second floor  there is only one marble ball, the other is destroyed; hence the name of Pallarotta given to one of the spaces where once stood the glassware.

Inside the building on the first flight of stairs, landing is stuck on a limestone slab wall that is the oldest existing crest of Poggio Mirteto, dated 1689; the words letter-MAIL should not indicate the current postal service, but the “horse-mail”.

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