Palazzo Chigi
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| Building | |
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| Town | Rome |
| Country | Italy |
| Client | Aldobrandini family Chigi family |
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| Construction | |
| Started | 1562 |
| Completed | 1580 |
| Design team | |
| Giacomo della Porta Carlo Maderno |
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The Palazzo Chigi is a palace or noble residence in Rome, overlooking the Piazza Colonna and the Via del Corso. It was begun in 1562 by Giacomo della Porta and completed by Carlo Maderno in 1580 for the Aldobrandini family. In 1659 it was purchased by the Chigi family.[1] It was then remodelled by Felice della Greca and Giovan Battista Contini. It has five floors, a broad stairway that leads to the living rooms, and a courtyard decorated with a fountain, designed by Giacomo della Porta. The fountain has been copied in many sites in Rome and other Italian cities.[2]
In 1878 it became the residence of the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to Italy. In 1916 it was bought by the Italian state and became the seat of the Minister for Colonial Affairs. Later it was the official residence of the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 1961 it became the official meeting place of Council of Ministers whose President is the Italian Prime Minister.
[edit] See also
Some other Italian institutional buildings:
- Palazzo del Quirinale Seat of the President of the Italian Republic
- Palazzo Madama Seat of the Italian Senate
- Palazzo Montecitorio Seat of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
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[edit] External links
- (Italian) History of Palazzo Chigi, Website of the Italian government
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Palaces, Villas and Gardens". Rome Guide Italy. Retrieved on 2007-05-19.
- ^ Roberto Piperno. "Piazza Colonna". Retrieved on 2007-05-19.
