House of Arts

The former Butchers’ Hall, today the House of Arts at no. 21, Small Square
The 14th century; 1787
Initially a butchers’ hall, documented since 1370, it subsequently entered the property of the POSTAVARI and around the 18th century it was used as a cereal storage place.
For a short time in 1765 it was used as a theatre hall.
The main façade is characterized by the equal rhythm of the eight semi-circular arcades from the ground floor, supported by massive pillars made of brick, flared towards the base, to which correspond eight windows (six panes) at the first floor. The city’s emblem dating from 1787, the year of the building’s rehabilitation is represented in relief on the façade. The emblem included in a circular medallion, The linear cadres of the windows and the profiled cornice are the only decorative elements.
At the ground floor there are eleven small rooms with semi-cylindric arches, initially meant to host commercial activities and accessible from the loggia. At the first floor there is a single large hall, with windows on all four facades.