Orvieto is a city and comune in the Province of Terni, southwestern Umbria, Italy, situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff. The city rises dramatically above the almost-vertical faces of tuff cliffs that are completed by defensive walls built of the same stone.
Todi is a town and comune (municipality) of the province of Perugia in central Italy. It is perched on a tall two-crested hill overlooking the east bank of the river Tiber, commanding distant views in every direction. It was founded in antiquity by the Umbri, at the border with Etruria; the gens Ulpia of Roman emperor Trajan came from Todi.
Palazzo dei Papi is a palace in Viterbo, region of Lazio, Italy. It is considered to be one of the most important monuments in the city, situated alongside the Duomo di Viterbo. The Papal Curia was moved to Viterbo in 1257 by Alexander IV, due to the hostility of the Roman commune and constant urban violence: the former bishop's palace of Viterbo was enlarged to provide the Popes with an adequate residence. The construction, commissioned by the Capitano del popolo Raniero Gatti, provided a great audience hall communicating with a loggia raised on a barrel vault above the city street. It was completed probably around 1266.
Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, was the refuge of five popes during the 13th century: Urban IV (1261–1264), Gregory X (1271–1276), Martin IV (1281–1285), Nicholas IV (1288–1292) and Boniface VIII (1294–1303). During this time, the popes took up residence in the Papal Palace of Orvieto, which was adjacent to the Orvieto Cathedral and expanded onto the bishop's residence. None of these popes died in Orvieto, and thus no papal elections took place in there, nor are there any papal tombs.
Palazzo Soliano, also known as the Palazzo di Papa Bonifacio VIII or Palazzo Apostolico or Palace of the Pope, is a Gothic architecture palace located on Piazza del Duomo, just east of the cathedral and across from the church of San Giacomo Maggiore, in the center of Orvieto in the region of Umbria, Italy. It now houses a modern art museum, Museo Emilio Greco, highlighting the sculptor's works.
The Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo or Palazzo di Cante Gabrielli is a medieval palace in Gubbio, Italy. It is located in the San Martino's quartiere, near Porta Metauro, at the corner of via Gabrielli and via Capitano del Popolo.
Palazzo Gualterio is a Renaissance architecture aristocratic palace located diagonal across Corso Cavour from the Torre del Moro in Orvieto in the Province of Terni, Italy. The palace is flanked on three sides by Via del Duomo, Corso Cavour, and Via dei Gualteri, with facades on both the latter two streets. The main portal on Corso Cavour, located on number 72, is inscribed with the name of Trivulzio Gualterio. The original portal on the southern facade was exchanged for the Mannerist-style main portal of the Palazzo Buzi on Via Postierla in Orvieto. This portal, now in Palazzo Gualterio, was designed by Ippolito Scalza.
Palazzo del Popolo, also called Palazzo del Priori or Podesta, is a Gothic architecture civic palace in Todi, region of Umbria, Italy.
The Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo, also known as the Palazzo del Podesta is a late-Romanesque-Gothic architecture, late 13th-century civic palace located in Piazza del Popolo, in the historic center of Orvieto, region of Umbria, Italy. The palace now houses some municipal offices and the main hall is used for cultural events and meetings.
San Bernardino is a Baroque architecture, Roman Catholic church on 8 via Soliana, corner with via Cesare Nebbia, in Orvieto, region of Umbria, Italy.
Palazzo Clementini is a Renaissance architecture, aristocratic palace located on Piazza Ippolito Scalza in the historic center of Orvieto in the Region of Umbria, Italy. To the left (north) of the palace is the church of San Giuseppe e Giacomo. The building houses the Liceo Classico Filippo Antonio Gualterio. This palazzo, also known as Palazzo Cornello or Cornelio, rises one block west of the southern facade of Palazzo Gualterio.
The Palazzo Monaldeschi, known also as Palazzo Sforza Monaldeschi della Cervara or as Palazzo Marsciano or Meoni or, is a Renaissance architecture, aristocratic palace located on Piazza Ippolito Scalza in the historic center of Orvieto in the Region of Umbria, Italy. It is located about a block north of the church of San Francesco on Via Beato Angelico #52, corner with Via di Maurizio.
Palazzo Crispo Marsciano, previously known simply as the Palazzo Marsciano is a Renaissance architecture palace located on Via Postierla #9 on Piazza Marconi in the historic center of Orvieto in the region of Umbria, Italy.
Palazzo Netti is a Neo-Renaissance architecture palace located on Via Lorenzo Maitani #9, the alley that leads west from the central portal of the Duomo of Orvieto in the region of Umbria, Italy. The palace originally belonged to the family of Vincenzo Durante, bishop of Orvieto from 1529 to 1541, then to the Vespi family. The present palace with its elaborate sgraffito facade was refurbished in the 19th-century by the Florentine professor Giuseppe Smerrini under commission by the engineer Aldobrando Netti. Netti became known for opening the first electrical hydropower plant in Orvieto, allowing for the town theater, Teatro Mancinelli, to be one of the first buildings in town with electricity. The Officine Netti was built in 1893, and are located north-west of Orvieto in the neighborhood of Sugano and Rocca Ripesena ; the ruins provide an immage of the luddite victory of nature over early industrialism.
San Giacomo Maggiore is a Neoclassical architecture, Roman Catholic church located on Piazza del Duomo #10, with a facade facing north to the cathedral piazza, just to the west of Palazzo Soliano, and adjacent to the former hospital of Santa Maria della Stella, in Orvieto, region of Umbria, Italy.
The Palazzo Comunale, also called Palazzo Municipale, is a Mannerist architecture civic palace located in Piazza della Republica, adjacent to the dodecagonal bell-tower of the church of Sant'Andrea in the historic center of Orvieto, region of Umbria, Italy. The palace houses city hall offices.
The Palazzo dei Sette, also called Palazzo per il Tribunale, Palazzo Apostolico, and Casa del Papa is a Renaissance architecture palace located in Corso Cavour#85, almost central to the upper historic city of Orvieto, region of Umbria, Italy. Adjacent to the palace is the square medieval Torre del Moro which, after climbing its 300 stairs, affords a view of the rest of the town and surrounding countryside.
San Giovanni Evangelista is a Neoclassical architecture, Roman Catholic parish church on Piazza Giovanni Evangelista in the south-west corner of historic Orvieto, region of Umbria, Italy. Across the piazza is the church of Santa Maria del Pianto.
Palazzo Buzi is a Renaissance architecture palace located on Via Postierla #9 on Piazza Marconi in the historic center of Orvieto in the region of Umbria, Italy. The palace stands next to the San Bernardino, and has been recently used as an inn inside a monastery, administered by Mercedarians, or nuns of the Order of Mercy.
Santi Apostoli is a deconsecrated former Roman Catholic church located on Via Lattanzi in Orvieto, Umbria, central Italy. The structure is used mainly for exhibitions or events linked to the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo di Orvieto.
