San Marino

Europe

Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy.

43 46 N, 12 25 E

Libertas (Latin) "Freedom"
Captains Regent  Giovanni Francesco Ugolini

Capital
City of San Marino 

 

Government 

Parliamentary republic
Religion
Roman Catholic

Population
31,477

Ethnic group
Sammarinese, Italian

National Language                   
Italian
          
National Day
3 September 301 (from the Roman Empire)

Anthem
"Inno Nazionale della Repubblica

Currency
Euro (EUR)

Attractions
San Marino


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Art & Cultural

The ICON

The Palazzo Pubblico   The Palazzo Pubblico (Italian: Public Palace) is the town hall of the City of San Marino as well as its official Government Building. The building, where official State ceremonies take place, is the seat of the Republic's main institutional and administrative bodies: the Captains Regent, the Grand and General Council, the Council of XII, and the Congress of State. Located on the site of an ancient building called the Domus Magna Comunis, the current building was designed by the Roman architect Frencesco Azzurri and was built between 1884 and 1894. After a hundred years of existence, it was becoming unsafe in today's standards, so a complex restoration project was undergone. The intervention was completed by the internationally renowned architect Gae Aulenti on 30 September 1996.