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Ragione Palace, Padua

4.5
#4 of 67 in Historic Sites in Padua
Government Building · Architectural Building
Supported by stories of arches, the medieval town hall of Ragione Palace contains one of the largest roofs unsupported by columns in Europe. Finished in 1219, the building contains 333 panels and three tiers of frescoes. The building also contains the Stone of Shame, where debtors were made to stand in their underwear and hit their bottom three times. There's also a wooden horse statue carved by Annibale Capodilista to be used in jousts. After admiring the impressive building and its art, visit several floors of food stalls within, as well as the food markets flanking the building outside. Using our world travel planner, Padua attractions like Ragione Palace can form part of a personalized travel itinerary.
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  • By Jean-Paul B
    Impressive room by its size, beautiful frescos and of course the gigantic horse statue. Very enjoyable to visit and take pictures since there was almost no tourists due to the Covid.  more »
  • By periandro
    Upon arriving at Piazza delle Erbe walking along the Via Municipio, leaving behind the Università degli Studi di Padova and the Palazzo Moroni (Padova town Hall) one is startled at the sight of such.....  more »
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  • By Simon Davies
    For a family of 4 this is the quickest way to blow just over 30 euros in about 4 minutes! It’s basically a giant barn with some reasonably painted murals on the ceiling, a huge wooden horse and a few modern paintings. We wish we’d kept the money to go towards lunch.
  • By Anca Petrovici
    Whatever they were thinking when they decided to allow market stalls around and inside this gorgeous palace?? Can't see the facade, can't be bothered to go in because of the meat shops inside. Yes, meat shops.
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