Palazzo Scanderbeg or Palazzetto Scanderbeg is a

Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

palazzo A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which ...

, located on the

Piazza Scanderbeg Piazza Scanderbeg is a square in Rome, Italy located on the junction of ''Vicolo Scanderbeg'' and ''Via della Panetteria''. It is named after the Albanian national hero Skanderbeg, who once lived in Palazzo Skanderbeg located on the square.Sett ...

(Num. 117) near the

Trevi Fountain The Trevi Fountain ( it, Fontana di Trevi) is an 18th-century fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy, designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini and several others. Standing high and wide, it is the larg ...

. It takes its name from its fifteenth-century host, the

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

n national hero

Skanderbeg , reign = 28 November 1443 – 17 January 1468 , predecessor = Gjon Kastrioti , successor = Gjon Kastrioti II , spouse = Donika Arianiti , issue = Gjon Kastrioti II , royal house = Kastrioti , father ...

. The Palazzo was host of the National Museum of Pasta Foods (''Museo Nazionale delle Paste Alimentari''). Recently re-opened it is the host of a residence - Palazzo Scanderbeg Townhouse and Palazzo Scanderbeg Suites.

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