A dialogue between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
Palazzo Santacroce was built in the 15th century in the square in front of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore, of which it occupies part of the churchyard. It takes its name from the family that took over from the Queralts in the 18th century, and stands on a corner, interacting with the small Renaissance church of San Pietro.
The palace is of considerable size and shows fifteenth-century features on the ground floor evident in the two pointed arch portals framed by a thin bullnose frame, according to a style widespread throughout the Kingdom.
The lower part of the facade is covered by medium-sized smooth squared ashlars, while the entrances have smooth frames decorated with small diamond-shaped ashlars.
The upper part, characterized by giant pilasters and neoclassical elements, dates back to the eighteenth century.
Small interventions were, however, also carried out in the following centuries, but the clearly visible original layout on the ground floor with the Co-Cathedral and the church of San Pietro helps to create a context in which it is possible to read the dialogue between the Middle Ages and Renaissance.