Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo, Gothic palace in Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo is a Gothic palace in Reggio Emilia located at Piazza del Monte, featuring medieval architecture with a grand meeting hall and decorated facades. The building displays a richly designed southern side that combines neorenaissance style elements with older Gothic features.

In 1280 the commune bought and demolished two houses next to the Palazzo del Monte, residence of the podestà, and built the Captain's residence there; the two buildings were linked by two overhead passages, forming one complex with defensive value. The office of Capitano del Popolo, created in 1278, was abolished in 1326 when communal liberties ended and Reggio fell under Gonzaga rule. Guido Tirelli restored the south facade in neorenaissance style in 1915, and the works of 1928-1931, backed by owner Eugenio Terracchini, added the north facade and the eclectic tower; interior restoration ended in 1934.

The great assembly hall on the second floor, heart of the commune's political life, holds 14th-century fresco fragments with an orientalising taste: columns with ornamented capitals, two peacocks drinking from a cup bearing Reggio's coat of arms, and an Annunciation still Byzantine in composition.

The palace stands on Piazza del Monte, with its south facade facing Piazza del Duomo; the two squares are a short walk apart in the historic centre. The building is now the Hotel Posta, whose present appearance comes from the 1931 neo-medieval restoration. Non-guests can view the facades and the portico from the squares.

The palace's name comes from the Capitano del Popolo, a magistrate established in 1278 who had to be a foreigner over 30, could not bring children or nephews, and could own no property in the commune; his term lasted at most six months with a stipend of 300 imperial lire.