Palazzo delle poste, Post office building in Brescia, Italy

The Palazzo delle Poste in Brescia, inaugurated in 1932 to a design by Marcello Piacentini, has a monumental facade with a large staircase and smooth marble pilasters in alternating light and dark bands. Its western side incorporates the 16th-century "muro delle lacrime", a frescoed wall by Lattanzio Gambara saved from the old Pescherie quarter. The building covers 1,994 m² over a basement, ground floor for public services and three upper office floors.

The building was completed in 1932 during a period when Italy was modernizing its public services and infrastructure. It exemplifies how architects combined modern construction techniques with classical proportions during this transformation.

The building's name and function as a post office have stayed the same since the 1930s. On its western side, the facade holds the so-called "muro delle lacrime", a 16th-century wall frescoed by Lattanzio Gambara, kept as the only remnant of the old Pescherie district demolished to build Piazza Vittoria.

The building is located on Piazza Matteotti and continues to function as Brescia's main post office with regular operating hours. The broad entrance arches on the main facade make the entry point easy to identify from the square.

The broad entrance arches of this building are not merely functional but define the entire character of Piazza Matteotti. They frame the square so prominently that the architecture itself becomes a visual focal point of the plaza.