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Ancona Courthouse

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Coordinates: 43°37′05.6″N13°30′53.7″E / 43.618222°N 13.514917°E / 43.618222; 13.514917

The Ancona Courthouse (Italian: Palazzo di Giustizia di Ancona, lit.'Palace of Justice of Ancona') is a judicial complex located on Corso Giuseppe Mazzini in Ancona, Italy.

History

The early Ancona courthouse was built in Renaissance Revival style between 1878 and 1884, based on a design by engineer Alessandro Benedetti.[1] It was intended to house the offices of the magistrate, the court, and the provincial archive. The interior halls were decorated with frescoes by the artist Luigi Samoggia.[2]

The structure followed the typical Renaissance palace layout with a central courtyard. Its facades features three tiers of windows, with the central ones adorned by a pediment, string courses, and a stone cornice. The main façade is accessed through a monumental doorway flanked by Corinthian columns.[1]

Heavily damaged by an earthquake in 1972, the building was completely renovated in the 1980s. Originally slated for demolition to be replaced with a more suitable structure for the new needs, it was saved thanks to the proposals of architects Guido Canella, Fernando Clemente, and Alberto Sandroni.[1] They suggested preserving the external shell as a testament to the city's 19th-century expansion.[3]

The intervention only preserved the external perimeter walls and the monumental entrance on Corso Mazzini. Inside, all load-bearing horizontal and vertical structures were demolished and rebuilt to create five above-ground floors. The previous courtyard was enclosed with a skylight.[1][4]

References

  1. 1234"Ristrutturazione del Palazzo di Giustizia". Censimento architetture contemporanee. Ministero della cultura. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  2. ↑Sori, Ercole (2017). Ancona 1870-1900. Storia narrativa della città. Dalla Comune di Parigi alla crisi di fine secolo. p. 160.
  3. ↑Bordogna, Enrico (2001). Guido Canella. Opere e progetti. Milan: Electa. pp. 66–71.
  4. ↑ Ciccarelli, Lorenzo (2016). Guida all'architettura nelle Marche 1900-2015 . Macerata: Quodlibet. págs. 144-145 . 

Fuentes

  • Bordogna, Enrico (2001). Guido Canela. Opere e progetti . Milán: Electa. págs. 66 a 71. 
  • Ciccarelli, Lorenzo (2016). Guida all'architettura nelle Marche 1900-2015 . Macerata: Quodlibet. págs. 144-145 . 
  • "Tribunal de Ancona" .
  • «Ristrutturazione del Palazzo di Giustizia» . Censimento arquitectura contemporánea . Ministro de la Cultura . Consultado el 23 de agosto de 2025 .