Palazzo del Podestà
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"Built in the 12th century by the Suardi family of the Ghibelline faction, the palace, known in notarial deeds as Palazzo ex Zentilino Suardo, was originally a private residence. It was constructed on the site of an earlier building belonging to the Bragagnoli family, referenced in a 1192 deed as "domo magna que fuit de Braghagnolis", which was demolished to make way for the new structure. By 1222, it was referred to as the "brolo dei Suardi". Due to the violent conflicts between the Guelph and Ghibelline factions, the Suardi family lost the palace, and by 1298, it had become Hospitium potestatis, the property of the municipality and residence of the podestà until the late 14th century. "
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