The elegant Palazzo Comunale, also known as the Palazzo degli Anziani, is situated directly next to the Duomo of Pistoia. Construction of the palazzo started in 1295. As its alternative name indicates, it served as accommodation for the Anziani, the Elders. The magistrate with the prestigious title of Gonfaloniere (literally:…
Direct naast de Duomo van Pistoia staat het mooie Palazzo Comunale, ook bekend als het Palazzo degli Anziani. De bouw van dit stadspaleis begon in 1295 en het diende, zoals de alternatieve naam van het gebouw ook aangeeft, als onderkomen voor de Anziani, de Ouderen. Ook de magistraat met de…
The Vallumbrosan Order is a branch of the Benedictines that was founded in the eleventh century by Saint John Gualbert (died 1073). The first church of the Vallumbrosans in Florence was built in either 1077 or 1092 (different dates are mentioned in different sources). At that time it was outside…