Colonna della Pace

Sculpted column from 1549

The sculpted column that today stands in front of Palazzo della Loggia takes its name from the reconciliation of the town of Noale after the bloodshed involving the Zandonadi family in the mid-16th century.

The sculptural work was created in 1549 based on a design by the famous Venetian painter Paolo Pino, as noted by an inscription on the column itself. Initially placed at the center of the intersection, in the 17th century it was moved for the first time by Lucio Sigismondo dalla Torre.

Repositioned in its original location by order of the Council of Ten of Venice, it was moved to the center of Piazza Maggiore between 1828 and 1834. Originally topped with a lion of Saint Mark, with the arrival of Napoleon's troops, the lion was replaced by a quadrangular pyramid. During the Austrian domination, a flagpole was inserted into the column, which has been replaced several times over the decades.

The sculpted column that today stands in front of Palazzo della Loggia owes its name to the re-pacification of the town of Noale after the events of blood that involved the Zandonadi family in the mid-sixteenth century. The sculptural work was made in 1549 on a design by the famous Venetian painter Paolo Pino, as an inscription on the column itself recalls