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TOWN HALL AND TRICOLOUR HALL

Piazza Prampolini, 1

42121 Reggio nell'Emilia

Town Hall since 1434.

How to get there:
from the ex Zucchi parking: viale.Allegri, piazza Della VIttoria, Martiri del 7 Luglio, del Monte; from the railway station: Viale IV novembre, Piazzale Tricolore, Via Emilia S. Pietro, Piazza del Monte, then turn left into Piazza Prampolini.

Telephone
0039/0522/456586

Weekday Opening Times
Tricolour Hall:
Tuesday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00.
Saturday from from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Sunday and Bank Holiday Opening Times
Tricolour Hall:
from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Entrance Charge
free entrance

Weekly Closure
Tricolour Hall:
Monday

Opening Periods
Group visits upon phone agreement.

The Hall is currently used for civil marriages, during which the entrance is forbidden.
To be certain of its availability, it is advisable to make phone arrangements.

It is partly situated at the beginning of via Toschi and partly on the south side of the main square, dedicated to Camillo Prampolini, where is also the Cathedral. A date carved in a block of sandstone on the right-hand side of the arch in via Farini confirms that the building of the town hall site began in 1414. The portion facing the south side of the square was completed in 1417. The Municipal Council began its activity in 1434, after the construction of the vaults over via Farini and via Croce Bianca; as reported in 1461, it appears that the external loggia below was also used for meetings. The Town Hall façade, enhanced by a three-arched portico with coupled pillars, was built in 1774, as per design by Ludovico Bolognini. The Town Hall coat of arms is situated under the roof cornice. Some internal rooms are decorated with eighteenth century frescoes and nineteenth century paintings.

TRICOLOUR HALL
Designed and made by Bologna engineer Ludovico Bolognini in 1774, it was planned as the Town Hall's archives; it was in this hall that on January 7, 1797, representatives of the free municipalities of Reggio, Modena, Bologna and Ferrara met to proclaim the Cispadane Republic, adopting the three colour green-white-red flag, later adopted in 1848 as the national flag (the prototype had horizontal bands). The Tricolour hall represents the town's civic commitment. Today, it is the seat of the Municipal Council. The town standard, decorated with a gold medal, is also kept here. The "Madonna della Ghiara" is depicted on one side, with Saints Prospero, Grisante and Daria; on the other side is the Town Hall coat of arms. The Town Hall is also used for weddings, conferences and other cultural events.
Every year, January 7, Reggio Emilia celebrates the anniversary of the proclamation of the Tricolour flag through civil, religious and cultural events.

Access for the disabled.

Last update: 05/05/2013