Palazzo Braschi
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Palazzo Braschi | |
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General information | |
Type | Palace |
Architectural style | Neoclassical |
Address | Piazza di S. Pantaleo 10 |
Town or city | Rome |
Country | Italy |
Coordinates | 41°53′50″N 12°28′22″E / 41.8973°N 12.4729°E |
Current tenants | Museo di Roma |
Construction started | 1790 |
Client | Luigi Braschi Onesti |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Cosimo Morelli |
Palazzo Braschi (
History
The palace was commissioned by the
On his death in 1816 the palace remained unfinished and the family funds depleted. In 1871 the Braschi Onesti heirs sold the building to the Italian State, who made it the seat of the
The main entrance is on Via San Pantaleo (between Piazza Navona and Corso Vittorio Emanuele). In the piazza, is the Monument to Marco Minghetti; Minghetti had led the Ministry of the Interior and served as prime minister, with offices in this palace. The oval hall inside the main entrance overlooks Via San Pantaleo, and leads to the monumental staircase with its eighteen red granite columns which came from the gallery built by the Emperor Caligula on the banks of the River Tiber. Decorating the staircase there are ancient sculptures and fine stuccoes by Luigi Acquisti inspired by the myth of Achilles. On the piazza at the Southwest corner of the palace is the statue of Pasquino.
The Neoclassical architect Giuseppe Valadier designed the chapel on the piano nobile or first floor. He also designed the white marble facade on the adjacent church of San Pantaleo for which is named the piazza in front of the Palazzo Braschi.
References
- ISBN 978-0521809436.
- ^ Palazzo Braschi Archived 2007-09-18 at the Wayback Machine