Palazzo dei Priori (Todi) explained

Palazzo dei Priori is a palace in Todi, Italy.

On the third floor is a bronze eagle sculpture, l'Aquila di Todi (1339) or Tuderta, by Giovanni di Gigliaccio. Among the legends justifying the use of this symbol in Todi, one holds that the early pre-Roman inhabitants had planned to site the town in the valley next to the River Tiber, but a sheet used to map out the locale was snatched by an eagle and deposited on the hilltop. The inhabitants took this augur as a sign to relocate.[1]

References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=NJMIAQAAIAAJ Todi nel Medio Evo

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