Palazzo della Ragione, Milan

45°27′53.54″N 9°11′16.16″E / 45.4648722°N 9.1878222°E / 45.4648722; 9.1878222

Palazzo della Ragione
Palazzo della Ragione.
Interactive map of the Palazzo della Ragione area
General information
LocationMilan, Italy
Construction started1228
ClientPodestà Aliprando Faba
Design and construction
ArchitectVincenzo Seregni

The Palazzo della Ragione ("Palace of Reason") is a historic building in Milan, Italy, located in Piazza Mercanti, facing the Loggia degli Osii. Built in the 13th century, it originally served as a broletto—an administrative and judicial building. As the second broletto constructed in Milan, it is also known as the Broletto Nuovo ("New Broletto").

The palace features a relief of Oldrado da Tresseno, the podestà of Milan known for his harsh prosecution of Cathar heretics. Another notable element is the bas-relief of the scrofa semilanuta ("half-woolly sow"), which has been the subject of much scholarly debate concerning the foundation and early symbolism of Milan.

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