(not available in Chinese) Palazzo Gherardi, at far end of the Via Diretta near the Palazzo Farnese, is today the Town Hall. It was built at the request of Matthias Gherardi from San Cascin. In 1535 he was appointed as the Master General of the Papal post office by Pope Paul III, a position he held until 1575 and for which he may be called the founder of the modern Papal post office. Gherardi oversaw the construction of the Palazzo Farnese and around 1573 began to build a home for himself and his son Marcello in the style of Vignola. The work was completed in 1580. In 1602 the building was purchased by the Brotherhood of the Cross and Discipline and it was turned into a monastery. The transformation of the palace into a monastery was completed in 1611 and it was dedicated to SS. Agostino and Rocco. After 1870 it was confiscated by the Italian State and became the town hall. The Palace, after undergoing many renovations, retains only a rough outline of its original structure. An original feature is the remarkable ashlar portal (stone door surround) with the town’s coat of arms and the façade embellished with various coats of arms and memorial stones.

目光转向山丘上的法尔内塞宫，就会发现两个系统的楼梯和一个大广场，一个建筑物由不同建筑师建造而成，在意大利式史无前例。一个独立的建筑物，但是却和周围的环境和谐融合，在视觉上与周边的建筑融合，直行大道直通法尔内塞宫，延伸了法尔内塞宫前广场。十六世纪二十年代该建筑开始被委托给枢机主教亚历山大·法尔内塞，后来的教皇保罗三世。由安东尼奥·达桑加罗雅戈尔和巴尔达萨利·佩鲁齐设计，设计理念是五边形的堡垒，有陡坎墙壁，墙角强大堡垒和护城河。1534年建造工程中断，大约二十年后，感谢枢机主教亚历山大·法尔内塞，罗马教皇的长孙打算将爷爷未完工的城堡建造成为奢华宏伟的宫殿，并委托设计师雅格布·达·维格诺拉完成，1573年完工。在五角形地基的基础上建造的宫殿，内部空间分布在五个角，中间是庭院。奢华的宫殿内部的装饰都是当时最好的画家的作品，壁画的主题则是受阿尼巴尔·卡拉齐启发。