The Mongalli Palace at Leonessa today is the seat of the commune, and dominates Piazza VII Aprile.
Built between the 15th and16th centuries by the Mongalli family, it has a local stone portal that resembles that of Palazzo Farnese in Rome created by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger.
At the centre of the arch is a rooster on a mount surmounted by a shell with a crescent moon and two stars, symbols of the Mongalli family.
In 1970, on the facade, a Venetian Gothic-style bifore window that had a star of David was uncovered that had been covered during fascism.
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