Palazzi comunali e mercati pubblici nelle città venete d’antico regime

This contribution aims to focus on two different aspects. The first one is the strong interaction between urban spaces with a mercantile destination and civic architecture. Considering the way through which they developed, it is possible to discover how they defined the form of entire areas. The second goal is to demonstrate how specific these dynamics are to the Veneto region. By studying different cases, a slow and constant movement emerges, affecting buildings and spaces and involving streets, squares and workshops. Among them, there are the spaces assiduously frequented by women and men on market days.