page_title: Velletri
section_title: Public buildings
hierarchical_section_title: Velletri / Main sights / Public buildings
caption_attribution_description: English: Velletri, the fountain at piazza Garibaldi Italiano: Velletri, la fontana di p.zza Garibaldi
context_page_description: Velletri is an Italian comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, approximately 40km to the south-east of the city centre, located in the Alban Hills, in the region of Lazio, central Italy. Neighbouring communes are Rocca di Papa, Lariano, Cisterna di Latina, Artena, Aprilia, Nemi, Genzano di Roma, and Lanuvio. Its motto is: Est mihi libertas papalis et imperialis.
  Velletri was an ancient city of the Volsci tribe. Legendarily it came into conflict with the Romans during the reign of Ancus Marcius, the fourth king of Rome; then again in the fifth and fourth centuries BCE, during the early Roman Republic. Velletri was also the home of the Octavii, the paternal family of the first Roman Emperor Augustus. In the Middle Ages, it was one of the few "free cities" in Lazio and central Italy. It was the site of two historic battles in 1744 and 1849. During the Second World War, it was at the centre of fierce fighting between the Germans and the allies in 1944 after the Anglo-American landing at Anzio.
  Today, Velletri is home to a circuit court and a prison, in addition to several colleges and high schools.
context_section_description: There are numerous public fountains, some of them monumental, in Velletri. They are all served by the city aqueduct, which was built in the 17th century by the engineer Giovanni Fontana. The aqueduct, which was destroyed during a war in the last part of 1744, were reactivated by engineer Girolamo Romani between 1842 and 1845. Notable fountains are: 
  Fontana di Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi, was built around 1912;
  Fountain of Piazza Benedetto Cairoli, built in 1622
  Notable buildings are: 
  Piazza Giuseppe Mazzini fountain, built in 1612 on a draft of architect Massimiliano Bruni.  Its travertine fountain depicts mythological scenes;
  The Palazzo Comunale (Town Hall), with a portico entrance, was begun in 1572 by Giacomo della Porta and was designed by Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola. It wasfinished in 1741 by Filippo Barigioni. It was the seat of the Priories of Velletri and the Great Council. The first stone of the new building, was laid on January 26, 1575. Completed in 1590, and destroyed in 1944, the palace has now been substantially rebuilt true to the original project.
  Palazzo Vecchio, begun in 1822 as headquarters for the Delegation of Velletri. In 1870 the Palazzo della Justizia, the seat of the courts. It was damaged in 1944, and it has been rebuilt following the original layout closely.
  Palazzo Toruzzi
  Palazzo Borgia
  Palazzo Alfonsi
  Corsini palace
caption: The Fontana di Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi
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