Palazzo dei Rettori, Renaissance palace in Belluno, Italy

Palazzo dei Rettori is a palace in Belluno, north of Piazza del Duomo. It has a ground-floor portico with round arches and carved capitals; the facade has mullioned windows and, on the third floor, a seven-light window with a balcony. Niches hold busts of 17th-century Venetian rectors, and a clock tower stands at the south-east corner.

Construction began in 1409 on the site of a medieval fortification. From 1496, under rector Matteo Tiepolo, the Venetian architect Giovanni Candi transformed it into its present form; work concluded in 1536 under Girolamo Arimondo. Commissioned by the city's Collegio dei nobili to affirm loyalty to Venice after the League of Cambrai, it became the seat of Venetian government and now houses the Prefecture.

The palace's name comes from the Venetian rectors who governed Belluno from here. On the facade, stone busts and plaques commemorate every rector of the Serenissima in the city from the 17th century onward. The building now houses the Prefecture, continuing its administrative role.

The building is located on Via Duomo in central Belluno and currently serves as the Prefecture. Visits are possible only by prior arrangement through local contact information.

The clock tower on the south-east corner, rising above the roofline, was built between 1536 and 1547 to a design by Valerio da San Vittore of Fiesole. Look for the busts and stone plaques in the facade niches, placed from the 17th century to commemorate Belluno's Venetian rectors.