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The Arengario (medieval town hall) of Monza MonzaArengario.jpg
The Arengario (medieval town hall) of Monza

In Italy, an arengario (also spelled arrengario or arengo; pl.: arengari, arrengari, arenghi) is a government building in various historic periods. [1] The word comes from the verb "arringare" ("to address"), as arengari usually have balconies from which the authorities would address the population in public speeches. [2]

It was originally the town hall of Italian medieval communes, especially in Northern Italy. [2] Under Fascism, it was also local governments seats, such as the seat of the podestà (mayor). [3] As a consequence, a number of both medieval and modern (Fascist) buildings in different Italian cities are known as "Arengario". Notable arengari include:

See also

Footnotes

  1. Arengario di Brescia
  2. 1 2 Definition of Arengario
  3. Arengario: definition

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