Ascoli Piceno

Loggia dei Mercanti

The Merchants' Loggia was erected in 1500 following the drawing of Cola dell'Amatrice and carried out by Bernardino di Pietro da Carona and Francesco Rubei, upon commission by the rich Corporazione della Lana - the Wool Guild. The portico with its elegant and slim features is placed against the Church of San Francesco. and it represents one of the most beautiful architectural ornaments in town. Its sides have broad arches, whilst the front part has five spacious arches placed on Corinthian columns with adherent foliage capitals. The final cornice is short and a brick battlement was successively juxtaposed to it. Various local units of measure, dating 3 October 1568, are sculptured on the internal wall.

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