Palazzo Falletti di Barolo

The palace constitutes one of the most important examples of noble residence of the city. The first works of transformation of the palace, for the Provana of Druent family, dates back to 1648.

Palazzo Falletti di Barolo

Starting from 1692, on a project by Francesco Baroncelli there was the construction of the façade, the main hall and the magnificent scissor staircase, to which a particular role is conferred in the architecture of the palace.

To 1743, for the willing of the Falletti of Barolo, dates back the interventions of Benedetto Alfieri, regarding the décor of the apartments and of the staircase.
The main part of the rooms in the first floor are then characterised by the rococo taste of the mirrors, used between the windows and on the flying parts.

On the ground floor, as in some rooms of the noble floor, instead, the décor dates back to 1692-1694, commissioned by Ottavio Provana, with stuccoes by Pietro Somasso, paintings by Francesco Trevisani and frescoes by Legnani.

In 1906 the building was deprived of a part for the rectification of via Corte d'Appello, with the subsequent transportation and re-building of the décor in other environments. Recent restorations interested the rooms in the ground floor, that can be visited, as the rest of the palace, seat of the Opera Pia Barolo.