Amongst the medieval buildings that have survived in Alba, the one called Casa Marro or Il Castellaccio is without a doubt the most impressive.
If the towers of the city have powerful stoneworks, the height, brings them to stand out against the other constructions and soar towards the sky. However, this house-tower even tough is as high as a five story house, is majestic because it has a powerful and compact mass. This building exposes along two sides, south an west, to Piazza Pertinace. The complex is the combination of several narrow and long bodies, as it can be seen on the rectangular floor plan with where the greater side is only three times bigger than the smaller one.
The entire construction has undergone through a deep restoration and renovation; the external intervention has recovered most of the stonework and medieval characteristics and has highlighted the existence of a Roman temple.
The ensemble is supposed to be a stately home from the end of the feudalism and the beginning of the democracy era, with a building tipology of a house-tower with defense and shelter functions during the struggles between the factions. It is probably from either the 13th or 14th century.
Amongst the medieval buildings that have survived in Alba, the one called Casa Marro or Il Castellaccio is without a doubt the most impressive.
If the towers of the city have powerful stoneworks, the height, brings them to stand out against the other constructions and soar towards the sky. However, this house-tower even tough is as high as a five story house, is majestic because it has a powerful and compact mass. This building exposes along two sides, south an west, to Piazza Pertinace. The complex is the combination of several narrow and long bodies, as it can be seen on the rectangular floor plan with where the greater side is only three times bigger than the smaller one.
The entire construction has undergone through a deep restoration and renovation; the external intervention has recovered most of the stonework and medieval characteristics and has highlighted the existence of a Roman temple.
The ensemble is supposed to be a stately home from the end of the feudalism and the beginning of the democracy era, with a building tipology of a house-tower with defense and shelter functions during the struggles between the factions. It is probably from either the 13th or 14th century.