Example sentences for: palazzo

How can you use “palazzo” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Site of the stoic town hall (Palazzo Vecchio or della Signoria) since 1299, the square bustles in all seasons, not least because it leads to the richest of Italy’s art museums, the Uffizi.

  • On the 15th-century Palazzo Strozzi, look out for the intricate wrought-iron lanterns; the massive palazzo, once a private residence, is used for special exhibitions and the biennial antique fair.

  • On one of the seven hills of ancient Rome, the fortress-like Palazzo del Quirinale, once summer residence to popes fleeing the malarial swamps of the Vatican down by the Tiber, housed the new king of Italy after 1870, and since 1947 is the presidential palace.

  • More palazzo than château, with its frescoes and reinforced concrete columns clad in Italian marble, the museum is devoted principally to international modern design in ceramics, glass, and textiles from 1940 to the present day.

  • Northwest of the monument, the 15th-century Palazzo Venezia is a fine example of severe but elegant early Renaissance architecture, now containing a museum of medieval and Renaissance arms, furniture, and sculpture.


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