The Municipal Palace has been the seat of the city’s administration since the late 19th century, but its
construction began in the 12th century: the first core of the building is the one built between Cortevecchia Street
and the Cathedral, begun in 1135.
Its location therefore determines the political center of the city: from
one side the ecclesiastical power and on the other the secular municipal power.
In the second half of the 14th century, Marquis Niccolò II d’Este commissioned an initial
extension, but it was with Duke Ercole I that the complex took on its current layout.
Many additions and transformations have been made to the palace over the centuries, but the most
evident can be said to be, after that of Hercules, that of the 1920s designed by Gerolamo and
Carlo Savonuzzi.
The Open Monuments itinerary includes the Arengo Hall, the Council Chamber, the Offices of the
Mayor and the Council Chamber.
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