1296 by an unbroken series of violence, looting and destruction. Half a century later, the strong earthquake caused the collapse of the central part of the palace. The pointed arches on top floor collapsed on the floors below. Later a courtyard was realized in place of the hall on top floor and two buildings were rebuilt. From the age of decline of the city to eighteenth century After Gottifredo the town declined. The town was subjugated to the papacy, which limited the autonomy of the city but did not guarantee its safety. The fate of the building was the same as the entire town. Probably the palace continued to be the Podestas’ residence, but it is certain that subsequent interventions (because of the other earthquakes of 1654 and 1703) were modest. It is likely that in 1700 there was the construction of a smaller palace with an autonomous structure, which used the main entrance of the Gottifredo, but remodelled the interior of the second tower and changed the floors at different heights from the original project. By doing this some of the windows on the façade of the building were also changed. The recent reconstruction of the great hall and roof The 20th century was marked by some sporadic interventions, the most important of which occurred between 1920 and 1930. In 2006 a large restoration of the building began. The architects Giovanni Fontana and Alfredo Spalvieri have resumed the project of Enrico Pavone who forty years ago designed the total reconstruction of the collapsed parts. Their project keeps the palace with all the most important interventions made over the centuries but imposes the original arch structure. After more than 650 years, the last floor was entirely rebuilt, while the arches at the intermediate level have been left in order to maintain the 18th century interventions. The interior Without considering some of the rooms on the ground floor which originally served as stables, and that now house small shops, the Gottifredo Palace is essentially divided into two parts, at present entirely separate: one is the tower-house, accessed by Corso Cavour, which is part of the municipal assets and includes the museum; the other is the remaining and larger part of the building, with the ample portal on Via Emanuele Lisi. The building is owned by various individuals and includes the inner tower, the eighteenth-century palace and the central body with the