Pisa - Palazzo Mèdici

The origins of the Palazzo Médici, at the east end of the old town of Pisa, go back beyond the period of Médici rule. This imposing palazzo, now the Prefecture, was originally built in the 13th century and was altered in the 14th, when the Appiano family ruled Pisa. Later it became the residence of Lorenzo the Magnificent. The ground floor has pillared arcading; the windows on the facade are double-arched and triple-arched.