palazzo
noun
pa·laz·zo
pə-ˈlät-(ˌ)sō 
plural palazzi
pə-ˈlät-(ˌ)sē
: a large imposing building (such as a museum or a place of residence) especially in Italy
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The museum is next to Piazza Navona in a 15th-century palazzo.
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Miles Socha For Wwd, ARTnews.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Secrets in the walls: When two architects renovated a 12th-century palazzo in Genoa, Italy, their goal wasn’t period perfection.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Accessibility Apart from a few steps up from street level to the foyer, the expansive palazzo can be easily explored using the two exterior elevators.
—Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
Related Articles Prior to the opening, parts of the palazzo had already begun hosting events, such as Dior‘s collaboration with Philippe Starck during Milan Design Week in 2023.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 6 Dec. 2024
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Miles Socha For Wwd, ARTnews.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Secrets in the walls: When two architects renovated a 12th-century palazzo in Genoa, Italy, their goal wasn’t period perfection.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Accessibility Apart from a few steps up from street level to the foyer, the expansive palazzo can be easily explored using the two exterior elevators.
—Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
Related Articles Prior to the opening, parts of the palazzo had already begun hosting events, such as Dior‘s collaboration with Philippe Starck during Milan Design Week in 2023.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 6 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for palazzo
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“Palazzo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palazzo. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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