palazzo

[ puh-laht-soh; Italian pah-laht-tsaw ]

/ pəˈlɑt soʊ; Italian pɑˈlɑt tsɔ /

an impressive public building or private residence; palace.

Origin of palazzo

< Italian: literally, palace

In its Spring/Summer 2014 ready-to-wear collection, Bottega Veneta created looks with colors inspired by the Roman palazzo of old.

Bottega Veneta Spring/Summer 2014: Palazzo Fashion |Liza Foreman |September 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The society is set in a picturesque medieval mini castle not far from the Palazzo Vecchio.

Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno’ Sparks Dante Fever in Florence |Barbie Latza Nadeau |May 30, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Big, bearded, and graying, Schnabel lives in a neo-Venetian palazzo in Greenwich Village.

Julian Schnabel Gets Political |Blake Gopnik |March 14, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Outside the palazzo, there are three flags, the European, the Venetian, and the Mexican – the last one is blood-stained.

The Biennale's Best |Paul Laster, Bettina Von Hase |June 18, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

François Pinault, at the opening of the Palazzo Grassi two years ago, exhibited his own skull X-rayed by Piotr Uklanski.

Treasures From the Pinault Collection |Bernard-Henri Lévy |June 12, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Take me to the Palazzo Ugochini—just to prove that you were wrong.

The Gambler |Katherine Cecil Thurston
When we reached the Palazzo Orsi a servant came out to meet us, and told Checco that a messenger was waiting with important news.

The Making of a Saint |William Somerset Maugham
Pochi giorni prima di lasciare Pisa eravamo verso sera insieme seduti nel giardino del Palazzo Lanfranchi.

Life of Lord Byron, With His Letters And Journals, Vol. 5 (of 6) |(Lord Byron) George Gordon Byron
A temporary stage was erected in the great hall of the Palazzo Gonzaga.

Some Forerunners of Italian Opera |William James Henderson
At the Palazzo Monaldeschi Daoud saw an air of preparation, of forces gathering, of confidence.

The Saracen: The Holy War |Robert Shea