Palazzo Geremia, a pearl of the Renaissance in Trento, was built towards the end of the 15th century as a residence for Giovanni Antonio Pona, son of the Veronese noble Geremia Pona, and his wife Elisabetta Calepini.
The estate comprises three separate buildings: the main building which overlooks via Belenzani (once contrada Larga); the middle building, separated from the first by a courtyard, is accessed through a vast entrance with portico; and a more modest, lower service building that looks onto via delle Orfane (once via dei Forni) and the garden.
The first two buildings feature elements added to pre-existing medieval structures in the late 15th century that reflect the aesthetic taste of the Italian Renaissance. The presence of a fresco on the portico with the crest of Udalrico Lichtenstein, Prince Bishop of Trento from 1493 to 1505, provides the date for the architectural modifications. The third building was probably built several years later and bears the family crest on the arch of a small portal. The Geremias lived in the residence for over 300 years and played an active part in local government as consuls.
Acquired by the municipality in 1912, the palazzo is today the town hall for the Comune di Trento.
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