Ducal palace
The Palazzo Ducale in Mantua, also known as the Gonzaga Palace, is one of the city's main historic buildings. From 1308, it served as the official residence of the Lords of Mantua, initially the Bonacolsi, and later the main residence of the Gonzaga, who were lords, marquesses, and eventually dukes of the Virgilian city.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Palace
- Description: palace and museum in Mantua
- Also known as: “Ducal palace, Mantua”, “Ducal Palace, Mantua”, “Palazzo Ducale”, “Palazzo Ducale di Mantova”, and “Palazzo Ducale Mantua”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mantua Cathedral and Basilica palatina di Santa Barbara.
Mantua Cathedral
Church
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Mantua Cathedral in Mantua, Lombardy, northern Italy, is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Peter. It is the seat of the Bishop of Mantua. Mantua Cathedral is situated 130 metres northwest of Ducal palace.
Basilica palatina di Santa Barbara
Church
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The Basilica Palatina di Santa Barbara is the Palatine Chapel of the House of Gonzaga in Mantua, Italy.
National Archaeological Museum of Mantua
Museum
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The National Archaeological Museum of Mantua is an archaeological museum located in Mantua, Italy. It is located at the Palazzo Ducale and holds objects discovered from excavations in the surrounding territory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pietole and Montanara.
Pietole
Village
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Pietole is a village, which is situated 5 km south of Ducal palace.
Montanara
Village
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Montanara is a village, which is situated 7 km southwest of Ducal palace.
Grazie
Village
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grazie is a village, which is situated 8 km west of Ducal palace.
Ducal palace
- Categories: city palace, Palazzo, architectural ensemble, museum building, art museum, Istituto museale ad autonomia speciale, Museum of the Italian Ministry of Culture, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mantua, Province of Mantua, Southern Lombardy, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Ducal palace” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Palau Ducal de Màntua”
- Chinese: “公爵宮”
- Chinese: “曼托瓦公爵宮”
- Czech: “Palazzo Ducale”
- Czech: “Vévodský palác”
- Dutch: “Palazzo Ducale”
- Estonian: “Gonzaga hertsogipalee”
- French: “palais ducal de Mantoue”
- French: “Palais ducal de Mantoue”
- French: “Palazzo Ducale”
- German: “Herzoglicher Palast”
- German: “Herzogspalast”
- German: “Palazzo Ducale di Mantova”
- German: “Palazzo Ducale”
- Greek: “Δουκικό ανάκτορο της Μάντοβα”
- Indonesian: “Istana Keharyapatihan Mantova”
- Italian: “Palazzo Ducale”
- Japanese: “ドゥカーレ宮殿”
- Lombard: “Palazz Ducal (Mantoa)”
- Lombard: “Palazz Ducal”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Palazzo Ducale”
- Norwegian: “Palazzo Ducale”
- Persian: “قصر دوکال (مانتووا)”
- Persian: “قصر دوکال”
- Polish: “Pałac Książęcy w Mantui”
- Portuguese: “Palácio ducal de Mântua”
- Portuguese: “Palácio Ducal”
- Portuguese: “Palazzo Ducale di Mantova”
- Portuguese: “Palazzo Ducale”
- Russian: “Палаццо Дукале”
- Serbian: “Il Palazzo Ducale di Mantova”
- Serbian: “Vojvodska palata u Mantovi”
- Serbian: “Војводска палата (Мантова)”
- Serbian: “Војводска палата Мантова”
- Serbian: “Војводска палата у Мантови”
- Slovenian: “Vojvodska palača, Mantova”
- Spanish: “Palacio de Mantua”
- Spanish: “Palacio Ducal de Mantua”
- Spanish: “Palacio Ducal”
- Swedish: “Palazzo Ducale, Mantua”
- Swedish: “Palazzo Ducale”
- Thai: “Ducal Palace”
- Thai: “Palazzo Ducale di Mantova”
- Thai: “วังดยุกแห่งมานตัว”
- Thai: “วังดยุคแห่งมานตัว”
- Turkish: “Doc Sarayı (Mantova)”
- Turkish: “Palazzo Ducale”
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