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Ducal Palace of Guastalla

Italy · 16th century

Founded
c. 1550
Style
Renaissance architecture
Heritage status
Italian national heritage
Location
Guastalla
Visitors
≈9,476 (2022)
Coordinates
44.92245°, 10.6544°
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Ducal Palace of Guastalla in Italy
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Description

The Ducal Palace of Guastalla (Palazzo Ducale di Guastalla or Palazzo Gonzaga di Guastalla) is an urban Renaissance-style palace in the town of Guastalla, a municipality in the Province of Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

It was built on the site of a 15th-century palazzo of the Conti Torelli family, and rebuilt in the next century by Francesco Capriana (Francesco da Volterra), under commission to the Count of Guastalla, Cesare I Gonzaga. Neglected for years, it is currently a museum of the city. It contains art works from antique Roman cemeteries, paintings from deconsecrated chapels and oratories, as well as an exhibit of the modern watercolor painters Mario Bolzoni.

Text adapted from “Ducal Palace of Guastalla” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Ducal Palace of Guastalla ranks #6,489 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #456 of the 555 mapped in Italy. Founded c. 1550, it is older than 36% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 887 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Wikidata records about 9,476 visitors in 2022. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Bologna, 72 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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