Palazzo del Maino
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| Palazzo del Maino | |
|---|---|
 The facade once facing the garden, now facing Piazza Leonardo da Vinci | |
 Interactive map of the Palazzo del Maino area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Palace |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Location | Pavia, Italy |
| Coordinates | 45°11′09″N 9°09′29″E / 45.18597°N 9.15795°E |
| Opened | 1725 |
| Owner | University of Pavia |
Palazzo del Maino is a Baroque palace in Pavia, in Lombardy.
In the area where the palace now stands, in the 15th century there was the palace of the nobleman Silvestro Bottigella, of which the Renaissance portal is still preserved on the façade facing along via Mentana. In 1560 Giovanni Battista Busca, a member of a patrician family from Pavia, bought the palace from Bottigella's nephews.[1] The palace was rebuilt, adapting the older building, by Carlo Antonio Busca in 1725 and then sold in 1750 to the Marquis Giasone del Maino.[2] In 1863 the nearby San Matteo hospital bought the building from the Del Mainos. The hospital used the building for administrative offices. In 1932 the hospital moved to its new headquarters in viale Golgi and the building was sold to the university, which used it as the seat of administrative offices.[3]
