Palazzo Saracini Cresseri

The façade’s regularity ensures the Palazzo amongst the best examples of Renaissance architecture in the city.

The symmetrical position of its openings highlights its larger, central mullioned window with its two stone balconies. The latter frame the portal and its round arch - an architectural work with great formal value - while the building’s painted decoration imitating ashlar and friezes date back to the end of the 19th century.
Built by the Saracini family in the mid-16th century, the Palazzo passed into the hands of Barons Cresseri, owners of Castel Pietra, at the end of the following century. A wall plaque inside the building commemorates the death of the Duke of Gloucester - brother of King George the III of England - occurred in 1777. The Palazzo underwent refurbishing and restyling works by the Pedrotti family during the second half of the 19th century. The family inhabited the building until 1954, when it was purchased by the Trentino Alpinists Association. Today the palace is the seat of the SAT Museum.

Indirizzo

Via Manci 57, 38122 Trento

Email

sat@biblio.infotn.it

Telefono

0461 980211

Indirizzo web

http://www.sat.tn.it

Informazioni

Information for persons with disabilities

One parking space for the disabled lies about 40m away in via Manci. Today, the palace houses the Museo della Montagna (Mountain Museum) and the Biblioteca della Montagna (highly specialised library on mountains), which are both accessible by way of elevator. In the library, the consultation and multimedia rooms are easily accessible, while the periodicals reading room can be reached only by a winding staircase. Equipped disabled toilets are available on the third floor. Entrance door 195cm wide (3cm high doorstep, always open). Internal wheelchair ramp (before the elevator) (9cm long, gradient of 35%). Stairlift (7cm x 85cm, maximum load 190 kg). Main elevator (8cm wide door, 120cm x 120cm, external controls and internal controls respectively 118cm and 125cm above floor level with tactile symbols). Equipped disabled toilets (85cm wide door, 182cm x 225cm, 51cm high toilet bowl with side grab bars).

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