Palazzo Colonna
You’re looking at Palazzo Colonna, a baroque palatial complex that sits at the base of the Quirinal Hill, right beside the church of Santi Apostoli. What’s distinctive here is the layer-cake history: parts of the palace are built over the ruins of an old Roman serapeum, tying late imperial Rome to the later grandeur of the Colonna family—who held it for over twenty generations. The first part of the palace dates back to the 13th century, and tradition even places Dante in the building during his visit to Rome. The first documentary mention links the property to Cardinals Giovanni and Giacomo Colonna in the 13th century, and Cardinal Oddone Colonna later becomes Pope Martin V in 1417. As the centuries turn turbulent, the palace gets sacked during feuds and then passes to the Della Rovere family—until Marcantonio I Colonna marries Lucrezia Gara Franciotti Della Rovere, connecting it to Pope Julius II’s circle. …
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