Palazzo Comunale, Town hall in Cesena, Italy

Palazzo Comunale occupies a prominent position on Piazza del Popolo and merges what were originally two separate medieval structures into one unified building. It displays a neoclassical facade with a central portico and features a clock tower that rises above the surrounding roofline.

Cardinal Egidio Albornoz had the Palatium Novum built between 1359 and 1362 to designs by Busini and Guidone di Zerbino, on the site of the older Palatium Vetus where the papal governor had resided. The two palaces were later joined, and in 1722 the municipal bodies moved here from Palazzo del Ridotto, followed by a neoclassical restoration. The only remains of the 14th-century palace are on Salita Matteo Nuti.

The interior rooms like the Hall of Mirrors feature 18th-century frescoes that still convey how affluent residents decorated their spaces during that era. The painted walls and period furnishings show the tastes and living standards of the time.

The building is freely visible from the outside and can be viewed from Piazza del Popolo at any time, with the facade and tower visible from multiple angles. Interior access depends on administrative schedules, so visitors should check ahead if they wish to explore the halls and frescoes inside.

The only surviving remains of Cardinal Albornoz's 14th-century palace stand on Salita Matteo Nuti, not on Piazza del Popolo. The east front, facing the covered market, keeps the old facade: two partly walled arcades below, five bricked-up arches of a former loggia above, and a Gothic bifora with a quatrefoil.