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Palazzo Isolani
Facing Piazza Santo Stefano, this palace mixes Gothic windows with a Renaissance portico. It makes a quick architectural stop while visiting the square and the church complex.
Built for a silk-trading senatorial family in the fifteenth century, the palace joins columned arcades to pointed upper windows. Later bust medallions add another visible layer. Look across Piazza Santo Stefano and the building reads as part of the square’s long architectural conversation.
What to look for
Corinthian capitals support the ground-floor portico.
Pointed mullioned windows rise above the cornice.
Bust medallions were added within the upper arches in the nineteenth century.
Useful to know
View the facade from Piazza Santo Stefano before or after the church complex.
Treat the palace as a brief exterior comparison with other buildings around the square.
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