Italy · 15th century
Palazzo Piccolomini ("Piccolomini Palace" in English) is a palace in the center of Pienza, Italy, next to the Duomo. Palazzo Piccolimini is one of the earliest examples of Renaissance architecture and was built starting in 1459 to a design by Bernardo Rossellino. It was commissioned by Pope Pius II, born Enea Silvio Piccolomini, a native of the small village of Corsignano which would later be renamed "Pienza", meaning "cittá di Pio" ("city of Pio"), in his honor.
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Palazzo Piccolomini ranks #1,761 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #128 of the 560 mapped in Italy. Founded 1459, it is older than 46% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 554 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,215 times in the last 60 days, more than 72% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 39,000 visitors in 2022. The nearest day-trip guide is Viterbo, 81 km away. It is one of the 43 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Tuscany. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
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