Palazzo del Comune, Medieval town hall in Piacenza, Italy.

The Palazzo del Comune, known as Il Gotico, is a civic palace on Piazza Cavalli in Piacenza, begun in 1281 in Lombard Gothic style. Its ground-floor portico has five pointed arches on the main facade and three on each side, clad in white stone and red Verona marble, contrasting with the terracotta upper level. The first floor has large round-arched windows framing triforas and quadriforas with geometric terracotta decoration.

Work started in 1281, commissioned by Alberto Scoto, a merchant who led the city at the time and hired four local architects for the project. The building went through several changes over the following centuries but remained the seat of civic authority throughout.

Piacenza residents call the palace "il Gotico" (in dialect "al Gotich") for its pointed arches. The Madonna di piazza, from the demolished church of Santa Maria de Bigulis, was moved to the facade in 1597 and replaced by a replica in 1988; the original is now in the Musei Civici di Palazzo Farnese.

The palace sits directly on Piazza Cavalli, which is easy to reach on foot from anywhere in the city center. Access to the interior is not always open to the public, so checking whether a guided tour is available before visiting is a good idea.

The Madonna di piazza, a Madonna and Child from the demolished church of Santa Maria de Bigulis, stood on the facade from 1597 until 1988, when the original was moved to the Musei Civici in Palazzo Farnese and a replica took its place. The clock was removed from the palace turret in 1862 and placed on the Palazzo del Governatore.