The Mariani Palace, located in central Republic Square, is the present Municipal Residence; it dates back to the 19th century. The initials “A.M.” in wrought iron placed in the lunette above the entrance door recall the name of the former owner, Antonio Mariani. Inside, on the second floor, is the marble coat of arms with the Lion of St. Mark, commissioned by Ramberto Malatesta at the beginning of the 16th century, at the time when he was ready to submit to the Republic of Venice, which had already occupied Rimini and almost all the neighboring towns. On the walls of the internal entrance staircase two plaques can be seen: one placed in memory of the plague that raged in Messina in the year 1743, the other, an epigraph of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, which reads as follows: “Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta son of Pandolfo. The tower of this Rocca and the circuit of the walls to the convenience of the inhabitants and to their defense and posterity cared for the erection in 1447.” Probably at that time the Rocca and walls either did not exist or were almost destroyed. Along the steps there is another epigraph, dating back to the 18th century, commemorating the opening of a coal mine in Sogliano. And again, between the first and second floors we find the epigraph dedicated to Giuseppe Garibaldi and at its side the plaque dedicated to the Sogliano patriot Claudio Sabattini, who hosted him during the famous “trafila romagnola.” Note the frescoes by an anonymous author found in the current mayor’s office.