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18 punti di osservazione

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Town Hall
Church of St. Secondo
Palace of the "Podesta' "

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Ancient Courthouse
Guttuari Tower

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Church of St. Paul
Church of the Most Holy Trinity
Catena Palace

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Gazelli di Rossana Palace
Ponte di Lombriasco Tower
Stronghold of the Roero of Cortanze

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Church of St: Martin
Stronghold of the roero of Monteu
De Regibus Tower
Stronghold of the Roero of Settime and Mombarone

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Ottolenghi Palace
Mazzetti Palace
Alfieri Palace
Crypt of St. Anastasius

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Malabayla Palace
Montafia Tower-House

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"Red" Tower
"Domus Romana"
Church of St.Caterina

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Mazzola Palace
Pelletta Palace

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Cathedral


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Houses of the Pelletta Family
Natta Tower
Verasis-Asinari Palace
Falletti Palace

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Amico di Castell'alfero Palace
Zoya Palace
Houses of the Strata and Della Rovere families
Bishop's Palace
Seminary
Solara Tower

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Piazza Roma
Comentini Tower
Synagogue and Jewish Museum

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Palace of the Cistercians
Church of Our Lady of Consolation and St. Theobald
Pergamo Palace
State Archives

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Troyana Tower
Fountain of the Waterworks
Remains of Roman amphitheatre
Guest-quarters of the Ancient Carthusian Monastery

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Santa Maria Nuova and the Augustinian Monastery


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Rotunda of the Holy Sepulchre


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Church of St. Mary of Viatosto





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Church of St. Paolo
Via XX Settembre

    Architecture: designed by Pietro Massirio of the Congregation of St. Philip Neri (18th century): built on a central plan with side chapels. It was partly built on the ancient foundations of the previous Gothic church, the bell-tower of which remains.Paintings: Conversion of St. Paul (Carlo Gorzio, 18th century). St. Peter and St. Paul among the sages, modelled on the "Dispute" by Raffael (Vincenzo Cavallero, "Gaget" late 18th century, early 19th century). Painting from the Moncalvo school: Madonna of the Rosary (17th century). Sculpture: Wooden Calvary (15th century). St. Anne and the child Mary (Workshop of Bonzanigo).



Church of the Most Holy Trinity
Via Cavour

    Designed by Antonio Guggia. Architecture: Master mason A. Guggia (18th century). Neoclassical facade (19th century). Paintings: Michele A. Milocco (figures) and the Giovannini brothers (architectural prostpects). Gonfalon(Bartolomeo Palizza, 17th century). Sculpture: St. Bartholomew (Ignazio Perucca, 18th century). Ecce Homo (Francesco M. Bonzanigo, 18th century). Altar: Pelagatta brothers (18th century). Choir stalls: Francesco Salario (18th century). In the "treasury" of the Confraternity the votive offering for the Palio of 1677 is conserved.



Catena Palace
16, Via XX Settembre

    Residence of the Catena family. Vast rooms on the ground floor used for trading purposes. Magnificent storey-marking frieze in terracotta (15th century) inspired by the Viscontis. Internal readaptations in the 18th century.


 


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