In 1405 the Republic of Venice subjugated Padua and the Carraresi completely. The Serenissima, as was its custom, eliminated all the symbols of the Carravesi and the Royal Palace itself became the seat of the Capitanio, the citys Venetian military regent. In 1427, above the main entrance, a tower was erected which, ten years later, housed the huge clock made by Giovanni delle Caldiere of Vicenza in the style of the fourteenth-century one invented by Giovanni Dondi in 1344, and is thus called the "Clock Tower". Together with the month, the day and the hour, minute and second, the clock also shows the position of the sun in the Zodiac, and the lunar phases. In 1532 Giovanni Maria Falconetto added the grand classical style triumphal arch.
The Loggia of the Council of State or Gran Guardia Under Venice the Piazza dei Signori became the centre of Paduan political power: the Palace of Reason having burned down in 1420. a decision was madefor the construction of a new Council hall for the city on this site. it began in 1496 with a project by Annibale Maggi da Bassano but was only finished in 1553. The Loggia is in Lombard style and is raised over seven arches with mullioned windows with double and triple lights. Inside. the main hall was decorated in 1667 with a cycle of frescoes by the Bolognese artist P. A. Torri depicting the history of the city.
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