Palazzo dell'Opera della Primaziale Pisana (Pisa, Italy)
The Palazzo dell'Opera (Opera in the sense of "works" - these were the workshops of the complex) is at the northeast corner of the Piazza dei Miracoli. Parts have been built in different periods, with the main building dating back to at least the 14th century and the latest to the 19th century.
Originally these houses belonged to the workmen of the cathedral complex: the tailor, the gardener, the bell ringers, etc., until the 19th century when the administration offices of the Opera della Primaziale were moved in. In the same years the chapter house was also moved inside the complex. In the course of time the complex was rearranged several times, but the façade of the main building still conserves its original aspect.
In the first years of the 21st century the administration offices and the chapter moved again to a nearby palace close to the archbishopric. Only a few rooms on the ground floor are still used as offices for the surveillance and technical staff. After the move, the upper rooms were transformed in a platform for temporary exhibitions (2014).
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piazza_dei_Miracoli#External_links
Pisa is a city and comune in Tuscany, Italy, straddling the River Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its tower, the city contains more than twenty other historic churches, several medieval palaces, and bridges across the Arno. Much of the city's architecture was financed from its history as one of the Italian maritime republics.
The city is also home to the University of Pisa, which has a history going back to the 12th century, the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, founded by Napoleon in 1810, and its offshoot, the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisa
Palazzo dell'Opera della Primaziale Pisana (Pisa, Italy)
The Palazzo dell'Opera (Opera in the sense of "works" - these were the workshops of the complex) is at the northeast corner of the Piazza dei Miracoli. Parts have been built in different periods, with the main building dating back to at least the 14th century and the latest to the 19th century.
Originally these houses belonged to the workmen of the cathedral complex: the tailor, the gardener, the bell ringers, etc., until the 19th century when the administration offices of the Opera della Primaziale were moved in. In the same years the chapter house was also moved inside the complex. In the course of time the complex was rearranged several times, but the façade of the main building still conserves its original aspect.
In the first years of the 21st century the administration offices and the chapter moved again to a nearby palace close to the archbishopric. Only a few rooms on the ground floor are still used as offices for the surveillance and technical staff. After the move, the upper rooms were transformed in a platform for temporary exhibitions (2014).
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piazza_dei_Miracoli#External_links
Pisa is a city and comune in Tuscany, Italy, straddling the River Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its tower, the city contains more than twenty other historic churches, several medieval palaces, and bridges across the Arno. Much of the city's architecture was financed from its history as one of the Italian maritime republics.
The city is also home to the University of Pisa, which has a history going back to the 12th century, the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, founded by Napoleon in 1810, and its offshoot, the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisa