Palazzo di Città

The Palazzo di Città, in Cagliari

The Palazzo di Città is the former town hall of Cagliari, an elegant building with a pink façade on the Piazza Palazzo. The Cagliari audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this municipal seat from the Middle Ages to the beginning of the twentieth century, raised in the fourteenth century on the site of the former Pisan royal loge, renovated in the Piedmontese baroque style and become today a cultural space.

History

On the right side of the square stands the pink façade of the small square building that is the former Palazzo di Città, municipal seat of Cagliari from the Middle Ages to the beginning of the twentieth century. In 1896, the mayor of the time decided the construction of a new town hall on the via Roma, facing the port, where the municipality moved in 1907. The origins of the building go back to the fourteenth century, when the Aragonese authorities ceded to the municipal councillors the land of the former Pisan royal loge, so that they could build there a palace to hold their sessions. The current appearance, however, has nothing very medieval: the palazzo was renovated in the eighteenth century in the Piedmontese baroque style then in vogue. On the façade, the portal bears the arms of the city, surmounted by a plaque commemorating the visit of the emperor Charles V to Cagliari, before his departure for the expedition of Tunis. After years of neglect then major works, the restored palazzo was inaugurated anew in 2009. It still shelters a representation office of the mayor, but it is above all a cultural space, where you discover notably the permanent exhibition of the Manconi Passino ethnographic Fund.

What to see

Here you admire the former town hall of Cagliari, with its elegant pink façade, municipal seat from the Middle Ages to 1907; raised in the fourteenth century on the Pisan royal loge, renovated in Piedmontese baroque, its portal bears the arms of the city and a plaque recalling the visit of Charles V, and it hosts today exhibitions. The Palazzo di Città is a witness of the municipal history of Cagliari. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Palazzo di Città lies on the Piazza Palazzo, in the Castello district, in Cagliari, reachable on foot. It is today a cultural space that hosts exhibitions; the access and the hours follow the conditions in force, which vary. It is best to enquire before coming.

What is the Palazzo di Città in Cagliari?

It is the former town hall of Cagliari, municipal seat from the Middle Ages until 1907; raised in the fourteenth century on the site of the Pisan royal loge and renovated in the eighteenth century in Piedmontese baroque style, it bears on its façade the arms of the city and a plaque recalling the visit of Charles V, and shelters today exhibitions and an ethnographic fund.

Where is the Palazzo di Città in Cagliari?

On the Piazza Palazzo, in the Castello district, in Cagliari, in Italy.