ARCHITECT, Italian
(active 1266-1267 in Lazio)

Exterior view

1266-67
Photo
Palazzo dei Papi, Viterbo

The architecture of the Palazzo dei Papi (Papal Palace) in Viterbo is closely related to the style of the communal palaces in central Italy, especially Orvieto. Here too the solid wide-set building adopts a defensive appearance but communicates with its civic environment via a broad flight of steps and an open loggia with Rayonnant tracery.

The photo shows the steps and the loggia.