Palazzo Grifoni (San Miniato)
Palazzo Grifoni is a former aristocratic palace located in Piazza Grifoni San Miniato, in the Piazza Grifoni in the western side of the historic center of the town of San Miniato, province of Pisa, region of Tuscany, Italy. Piazza Grifoni lies along the same road that becomes Via Giosue Carducci to the south west and Via IV Novembre, after the intersection of Via Borgonuovo. It is now the seat of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di San Miniato after having belonged to the Barnini family. History and description The building was designed by Giuliano di Baccio d'Agnolo in strict Florentine forms and realised by the mid-16th century. It was badly damaged in the last war, but later restored.I. Regoli, ''San Miniato. Guida storico–artistica della citta’ e del suo territorio'' p. 12. It dominates the small square from an elevated position, like Palazzo Pitti, and has a plastered façade, with ashlars in relief along the sides that give the whole the appearance of a fortress. On ...
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