The Palacio de Fabio Nelli

The Palacio de Fabio Nelli is considered by critics and historians as the Renaissance building of the most important classical period of the city of Valladolid (Castile and Leon, Spain). Architect Antonio Bustamante García considers the palace the best exponent of first-row work inside the Classicism of the civil architecture of Valladolid. The work was the result of the good relations and understanding between the sponsor, the banker Fabio Nelli, and the mastery of the author Pedro de Mazuecos El Mozo.

Built in a period in which Valladolid became more decadent, the construction lasted some twenty years, succeeding periods of inactivity and a change of architect due to the death of Juan de la Lastra, the original architect. Decorated and finished following Italian classicist style, its facade, playground and stairs are the epitome of this type of architecture in Valladolid.

After the death of the banker the Palacio had several uses, until in the 20th century it became headquarters of the Valladolid Museum, an institution destined to collect all the archaeological and artistic remains of the province. The structure is in relatively good condition, awaiting an expansion of the space dedicated to the museum and a restoration of the frontage and the playground of the old palace.

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