Palazzo Aliprandini Laifenthurn
The Palazzo Aliprandini Laifenthurn (also Castello della Rosa ) is a Renaissance - palace in Livo (Trentino) .
history
The oldest part of the building is a three-storey square tower that was used for defensive purposes and was probably built in the 12th century. In the course of the following centuries, the original residential tower was expanded and expanded into today's palace. It is named after the noble family Aliprandini-Laifenthurn, who had their seat here. The Aliprandini dynasty appears from the middle of the 16th century among the episcopal noble families of Trent ; the title of nobility was confirmed both in 1614 by the Roman-German Emperor and in 1704 by the Bishop of Trento. In 1736, Emperor Charles VI. Giovanni Romedio (Johann Romedius) Aliprandini (1667–1755), court doctor of the prince-bishops of Salzburg , to the knighthood , with which he was entitled to carry the addition of Laifenthurn ("Tower of Livo") to his name. His son Giovanni Riccardo († 1767) had 14 children with whom the noble family died out.
The palace passed to the related Bondi and Zanotelli families in the 19th century. The increasing number of people living in it resulted in a restructuring and fragmentation of the living spaces. From the 1980s, the Municipality of Livo gradually bought the palace and carried out extensive restoration work. Today the town hall and various local associations are housed in the south wing , while the rest of the building is available for cultural initiatives.
description
The building is U-shaped. The west facade is four-story, with two rows of windows (on the first and second floors) and a round arch portal, over which the coat of arms of the Aliprandini and the year 1788 are embossed. The rose in the coat of arms is also eponymous for the alternative name "Castello della Rosa". The facade is bordered by two corner towers, a lower one in the south, which dates back to the 16th century, and the "Toresela" in the north, which dates from the 15th century and in the 16th and 17th centuries. Century increased. In the 18th century, the facade was heavily redesigned, which allowed additional space to be created.
On the north side, a modern corten steel staircase leads to an architrave gate on the first floor, while to the left of it there is a portal on the ground floor. The individual floors have arched monoforias , to the east there is a bay window supported by three consoles , possibly from the 17th century. There is also a wooden balcony on the third floor. Together with the remains of the connected wood-burning ovens (for baking bread), this side of the palace makes a more rural impression. The south wing of the building is much more regular, but traces of earlier buildings adjoining the south tower can be seen.
literature
- Franco A. Lancetti: Livo. Storia, vita, arte. Municipality of Livo, Trento 1997.
Web links
- Palazzo Aliprandini Laifenthurn , Centro Culturale D'Anaunia
supporting documents
- ↑ Knights of Aliprandini Laifenthurn. In: Nobility.eu. International Aristocratic Institute, accessed December 8, 2018 .
Coordinates: 46 ° 24 '16.8 " N , 11 ° 1' 8.4" E