Palace of autonomous region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Administrative headquarters in Trento, Italy.
The Palazzo della Regione Autonoma Trentino-Alto Adige in Trento is the seat of the regional government and council, designed by architect Adalberto Libera and engineer Sergio Musmeci. Built from 1959 to 1965–66, the complex consists of three volumes: the Giunta wing on Piazza Dante, the Assessorati wing on Via Gazzoletti, and the Parlamentino in the inner space, which houses the council chamber and a ground-floor reception room.
The region, established in 1948, launched a design competition in 1953 for a single seat to replace offices scattered across the city. The site on Piazza Dante was that of the Caneppele house, a Banca d'Italia branch destroyed by wartime bombing. Adalberto Libera and engineer Sergio Musmeci won; work began in 1959 and ended between 1965 and 1966.
The regional council chamber also hosts sittings of the Autonomous Province of Trento's council, so the building serves two levels of government. The complex is split into three parts: the Giunta wing on Piazza Dante, the Assessorati wing on via Gazzoletti, and the Parlamentino inside the courtyard, which holds the council hall and a ground-floor reception room.
The complex occupies the site of the former Caneppele house and Banca d'Italia branch on Piazza Dante, destroyed by wartime bombing. The Giunta wing faces Piazza Dante, the Assessorati wing runs along via Gazzoletti, and the Parlamentino with the council hall and a ground-floor reception room sits in the inner courtyard between them. The regional council chamber also hosts sittings of the autonomous province of Trento's council.
Adalberto Libera is best known for the Palazzo dei Congressi in Rome, but this building in Trento is among his last major public projects. It stands as one of the few examples of his late style outside the capital.
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