Broletto
In Middle Age Communes in Italy, a broletto was the place where the whole population met for democratic assemblies, and where the elected men lived and administered justice.
Broletto is an ancient Italian word, from medieval Latin "broilum, brogilum", which probably derives from a Celtic word. Its first meaning is "little orchard or garden"; hence the meaning "field surrounded by a wall".
Ancient brolettoes are major buildings in Milan, Brescia, Pavia, Piacenza, Como, Monza, Reggio Emilia, Novara and others. Several places or buildings in northern Italy are called "Broletto".
Gallery[]
The broletto at Orta San Giulio, on Lake Orta
The Broletto Nuovo in Milan
Under the porch of Broletto Nuovo in Milan
List[]
- in Arona, province of Novara
- Bergamo in
- Broletto, Brescia
- Como in
- In Cremona, two examples of broletti:
- the Guelph
- the Ghibelline
- Lodi in
- Palazzo del Podestà, Mantua
- In Milan:
- Palazzo della Ragione, Milan or Broletto Nuovo, one of three broletti
- Piccolo Teatro (Milan) , formerly Broletto Nuovissimo, today hosting the
- Arengario (Monza)
- Novara in
- or Palazzo della Comunità, in Orta San Giulio, province of Novara
- Pavia in
- in Perugia, current seat of the Umbria region
- Palazzo Comunale, Piacenza, or il Gotico
- in Reggio Emilia
- Rimini in
- Varese and in
See also[]
- Arengario and Arengo
- Palazzo Comunale (disambiguation)
- Palazzo del Podesta (disambiguation)
- Palazzo Pretorio (disambiguation)
- Palazzo della Ragione (disambiguation)
References[]
Categories:
- Architecture of Italy
- Medieval Italy
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