6. Veneziano Sgarlata Palace

Palazzo Veneziano Sgarlata overlooks Via Mormino Penna, a street of great charm that qualifies as the city’s “drawing room”, where late Baroque architecture coexists admirably with 19th- and 20th-century buildings (Fig. a).
Neither the designer nor the exact date of construction is known. However, it is presumed that the building was constructed in the second half of the 18th century, as evidenced by the typical late Baroque façade, with its large central doorway (Fig. b) and overhanging balcony, with a wrought-iron grille in the shape of a goose chest (Fig. c), supported by corbels decorated with floral motifs (Fig. d).
Robust pilasters and a projecting cornice border the main façade which, as a whole, have a rigid layout consisting of simple, classical lines (Fig. e), interrupted by the dynamism of the decorative elements and balcony grilles (Fig. f).
The interior retains almost nothing of its original features because the building has been renovated and divided between the Veneziano and Sgarlata families who live there.