Palazzo Magnini (Magnini Palace), Taranto

The Palazzo Magnini in Taranto is one of the buildings in the Borgo Nuovo of the city. It was built at the beginning of the twentieth century by the Hon. Milziade Magnini , a prominent political figure during the fascist period , as well as owner of the collection of the same name exhibited at the Regional Ceramics Museum of Deruta ( PG ). The entrance to the building is located in viale Virgilio. The particularity of the building is entirely in the Venetian Gothic or Fiorito style of the facade, which recalls the Venetian buildings of the entire 14th century and half of the 15th century. On the external façade it is possible to notice a corner turret equipped with battlements and covered in carparo , in which there are three overlapping three-lancet windows along three levels, characterized by twisted columns . Also on the main façade it is possible to distinguish a row of mullioned windows and a three-lancet window immediately above the portal , aligned with the latter, also characterized by twisted columns and bearing a decoration on a blue background in the upper lunette.

The Palazzo Magnini in Taranto is one of the buildings in the BORGO NUOVO of the city. It was built at the beginning of the 20th century by the Hon. Milziade Magnini, a prominent political figure during the fascist period, as well as owner of the collection of the same name exhibited at the ceramic museum of Deruta. The entrance to the Palace is located in Viale Virgilio. ***PH***