Palaces, Villas and Castles

Torricelli Palace, in Avetrana

Palazzo Torricelli dominates the entire Piazza Vittorio Veneto with its façade. Not much can be said about the structure and style of the Palazzo. However, it is clear that these are various constructions assembled and it is therefore plausible that the completion of the work took place in different periods, presumably always during the 17th century. Note the four windows overlooking the square in front: the first on the right has clear classical references. And again, in the architrave, in perfect classical tradition, the triglyphs complete with drops and metopes decorated with floral motifs stylistically very similar to those with which the keystones in the staircase of Palazzo Imperiali are decorated. Even the semi-columns supporting the architrave are clearly classical in design and, finally, the left window has stylistic connections and workers who worked in the second half of the 17th century. It is therefore evident that the palace, as we can admire it, is a composition of different buildings from different periods.

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