Palazzo dei Priori

Todi's Palazzo dei Priori is a Gothic civic palace built between 1334 and 1347 as the seat of the magistrates who governed the medieval commune.

Why it matters

Together with the cathedral and the Palazzo del Popolo, the palace completes the civic and religious ensemble of Piazza del Popolo. Its continued use by the municipality preserves the connection between the medieval government building and the town's public life.

What to notice

The facade combines Gothic structure with two tiers of round-headed windows added to the square tower in 1513. A former audience hall occupies the first floor. The tower's upper levels preserve fourteenth-century rooms, while later steel and glass insertions form part of the recent restoration.

Context and history

Todi's commune built the Palazzo dei Priori between 1334 and 1347, two generations after the Palazzo del Popolo and the Palazzo del Capitano. The palace remained an administrative building under papal rule and after Italian unification. The facade once carried stone shields of popes, cardinals and bishops; those removed in 1798 are preserved in the town's Lapidary Museum. A restoration completed in 2024 reopened the tower and recovered its upper rooms.