Title: Palazzo di Venezia

View Description: View from the Piazza di Venezia

Creator: Del Borgo, Francesco architect

Subject:

  • Pope Paul II
  • Venice
  • Francesco del Borgo
  • Mussolini
  • Embassies

Culture: Italian

Period: Renaissance

Century: 1516 CE

Dates: 1455 -16

Work Dates: 1455 –

Country: Italy

Current Site: Rome, ITA

Original Site: Rome, ITA

Notes:

  • [Creation Notes] The identity of the architect is disputed. Other candidates are Giuliano da Maiano, Bernardo Rossellino and Leon Battista Alberti.
  • [Provenance Notes] Pope Paul II ordered its construction while still a cardinal. It was used initially as the Venetian Embassy (1560s-1797), later as the Hapsburg Embassy (1797-1915) in Rome. Mussolini commandeered it as his headquarters and was wont to make speeches from its balcony.

Category: Architecture

Work Type: Palace