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PalazzoMontecuccolidegli Erri

An 18th-century historic residence on the Via Emilia

One of the historic palazzi of central Modena, today the seat of the Fondazione di Modena. The apartment is on its first floor.

  • 18th century
  • Neoclassical façade
Palazzo Montecuccoli on the Via Emilia, with the Ghirlandina at the end of the street

Two and a half centuriesof history

  1. 1773Between 1773 and 1776 the palazzo rises on the Via Emilia, where the church of San Biagio once stood.
  2. 1890The engineer Vincenzo Maestri gives it the neoclassical façade it has today, for the Marquis Giuseppe Montecuccoli degli Erri.
  3. The grand salonOn the piano nobile, frescoed with Apollo driving the chariot of the Sun. During the FAI Days the palazzo opens to the public.
  4. TodayIt is the seat of the Fondazione di Modena. On the first floor, reached by lift, is Modena Palace Suite.
The neoclassical façade of Palazzo Montecuccoli, with the main door on the Via Emilia
The 1890 façade
The entrance hall
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The entrance hall

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L'androne di Palazzo Montecuccoli, con le volte, i cancelli in ferro battuto e il cortile in fondo
L'androne di Palazzo Montecuccoli visto dal cortile, con l'arco e i cancelli aperti

Through the door,beneath the vaults

You enter from the Via Emilia, cross the entrance hall with its wrought iron gates and the courtyard beyond, and take the lift up to the first floor.

Inside, the apartment pairs the palazzo's exposed brick vaults with modern furnishings. The rooms of the apartment

Il cortile
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Il cortile

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Il cortile di Palazzo Montecuccoli, con la statua nella nicchia
Il cortile di Palazzo Montecuccoli visto da una finestra dell'appartamento

The courtyard

At the end of the entrance hall lies the palazzo's courtyard. The apartment's windows look down onto it.

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