Baroque House
Historical Palace, Piran
One of the interesting buildings on Tartini Square is the Baroque House, which, on the eastern side of the square, juts into the market space across the entire width of its façade. With its rich form and decorative details, along with a wrought baroque balcony railing, it creates a vivid contrast to the classical architectural style of St. Peter’s Church nearby.
Its main façade faces the square, into which Ulica svobode (Freedom Street) flows through its round-arched portal on the ground floor.
The building was thoroughly rebuilt in the Baroque period, but it undoubtedly has medieval foundations. Its main façade is designed with three floors. All the windows on the upper floors are typically baroque, with carefully crafted stone frames and sills. The façade ends with three semicircular arches. The southern side also faces Tartini Square and resembles the main façade. On the ground floor of the side wall, there are two larger arches; their origin is believed to be medieval, but they were later modified (Tartini Square no. 10).
