Palazzo Gazzelli, Medieval palazzo in Asti, Italy

Palazzo Gazzelli is a medieval building at the corner of Via San Martino and Via Quintino Sella 50 in Asti, formed by merging several earlier medieval houses. It incorporates a late 13th-century tower with 8.10 m sides, a pointed-arch entrance framed in alternating brick and tuff, and three windows. The plastered facade has rusticated pilasters and window cornices, and the roof is covered in coppi tiles.

The palace was formed by merging several pre-existing medieval buildings; the original builders and owners remain unknown, and a claim of Ponte ownership is undocumented. After 1726 the Cotti di Ceres e Scurzolengo family had it renovated in Baroque style by architect Benedetto Alfieri. In 1840 it passed to the Gazelli, counts of Rossana and lords of San Sebastiano and Selve.

The interior features frescoes from the 18th century showing scenes of the Palio of Asti, a local festival with horse races and religious ceremonies tied to the city's traditions. These paintings reveal how important these events were and remain to the community.

The palazzo sits at Via Sella 50, positioned centrally in town and within easy walking distance of other attractions. Its location in the heart of Asti makes it convenient to visit while exploring the city on foot.

The tower is not called Ponte di Lombriasco: its builders and medieval owners remain unknown, and the name Ponte comes only from a claim by Niccola Gabiani that lacks documentary proof. The tower is a closed shaft of about 23-24 m with 8.10 m sides, few openings, an ogival entrance portal framed in alternating brick and tuff, and shield motifs in darker "ferraioli" bricks.