As part of the larger project of monumental transformation of the seafront Nazario Sauro south of the city, the Provincial Administration in 1930 commissioned the design of its permanent headquarters, which was attended by the most brilliant architects of the city led by Luigi Baffa. The building, completed in 1936, is characterized by eclecticism that recalls the neo-medieval civil architecture. At the center of the ashlar base five large arches give access to a porch made with colored marble. Over the upper floors, stands in an asymmetric position a tower equipped with clock, alluding to the bell tower of the Cathedral, which is also visible from the promenade Nazario Sauro. Severely damaged during the Second World War, today the building houses the offices and the assembly room of the Provincial Administration, the Provincial Art Gallery and the Archive.
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