The Palazzo Branconio dell'Aquila is a lost palace in the ''

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'' Borgo of

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(west of Castel Sant'Angelo), designed by

Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), now generally known in English as Raphael ( , ), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. List of paintings by Raphael, His work is admired for its cl ...

for Giovanbattista Branconio dell'Aquila, a papal advisor and goldsmith. It was designed by the Italian artist in his last years of life, around 1520. The palace lay along the Borgo Nuovo road, and was demolished around 1660 together with the adjoining block, named "Isola del Priorato" after the nearby

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of the Knights of Rhodes, to open a square in front of

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colonnade, the Piazza Rusticucci.

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*https://web.archive.org/web/20080706120332/http://rome.jc-r.net/palazzo-branconio-dell-aquila.htm Buildings and structures completed in 1511 Houses completed in the 16th century Branconio dell'Aquila Raphael buildings Renaissance architecture in Rome Buildings and structures demolished in the 17th century Branconio dell'Aquila 1511 establishments in the Papal States {{Italy-palace-stub

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