Palaxio nuovo da Ponte di Mezzo - Palazzo Gambacorti (L. Corevi)
Palazzo Gambacorti, corso Italia
Palaxio nuovo da Ponte di Mezzo - Palazzo Gambacorti (L. Corevi)Defined Pallaxio in the documents of the time, it was built near the church of San Sebastiano in Kinzica (now disappeared). The construction dates back to c. 1370,built at the behest of Pietro Gambacorti, Lord of the city. The façade is a splendid example of gothic civil architecture, with elegant trefoil mullioned windows harmonised by alternating bands of Verrucana stone, limestone of San Giuliano and sandstone. On the top floor we notice two Pisan crosses, symbols of the Maritime Republic. In the Medici period the palace was the seat of the Customs and the Sea Consuls. Around 1620, the eastern wing was built to host the Teatro delle Commedie (Comedy Theatre)of the city, now lost. In 1689, the Consuls moved to via San Martino and the Pallaxio became the seat of the Priori and for the occasion the staircase of via Toselli was inaugurated and the interiors were decorated with rich frescoes, such as the Allegory of Pisa paying homage to San Ranieri by the Melani brothers and the cycle of the Hall of the Balearics (G. Fardella, Pier Dandini). In the 19th century, it was again restored and decorated in its interior in a neo-medieval style.
