Description
The Loggia of the Reggia Carrarese, on Via Accademia in Padua, is the only almost intact part of the palace of the Da Carrara, the lords of the city in the 14th century. Today it houses the Accademia Galileiana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti.
Outside, the two stacked porticoes catch the eye, on nine slender columns of pink Verona marble. Ubertino da Carrara wanted them so he could stroll in the open air, on the ground and up above, sheltered from the rain.
On the second floor part of the Chapel of the Princes survives, with the Biblical Stories frescoed by Guariento; on the ground floor, two rooms decorated with the crests and the cart, symbol of the Carraresi. Since 2021 the loggia has been part of Padua's 14th-century fresco cycles, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In 1354 Emperor Charles IV was a guest at the palace. A raised walkway connected the palace to the walls and the castle: the lord could move around safely and, if need be, escape.
Outside, the two stacked porticoes catch the eye, on nine slender columns of pink Verona marble. Ubertino da Carrara wanted them so he could stroll in the open air, on the ground and up above, sheltered from the rain.
On the second floor part of the Chapel of the Princes survives, with the Biblical Stories frescoed by Guariento; on the ground floor, two rooms decorated with the crests and the cart, symbol of the Carraresi. Since 2021 the loggia has been part of Padua's 14th-century fresco cycles, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In 1354 Emperor Charles IV was a guest at the palace. A raised walkway connected the palace to the walls and the castle: the lord could move around safely and, if need be, escape.