Palaxio nuovo da Ponte di Mezzo - Palazzo Gambacorti (L. Corevi)
Palazzo Gambacorti, corso Italia
Palaxio nuovo da Ponte di Mezzo - Palazzo Gambacorti (L. Corevi)The Medici in the Palace: in 1429 the Signoria of Florence, in an attempt to erase the traces of the noble Pisan families, moved into the palace the Customs office (on the ground floor) and the Magistracy of the Sea Consuls (on the first floor). After a brief interruption during the second Pisan republic (1494-1509) Cosimo I restored the service of the Magistracy, reorganising the interior spaces: the ground floor was destined to the Magistracy of Ditches, while the first floor was left to the Consuls, who in any case controlled all the procedures related to Customs. In the 17th century, the works went on with the creation of the façade in via Toselli (formerly via dell'Olmo), attributed to Pietro Francavilla, whose style is visible in the marble decorations of the great portal, surmounted by the Medici coat of arms, but largely made by Cosimo Pugliani. It was with Ferdinand II that the Comedy Theatre was inaugurated inside the palace in 1620.
