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The Quirinal Palace ( it, Palazzo del Quirinale ) is a historic building in
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,
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, one of the three current
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of the
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, together with Villa Rosebery in
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and the Tenuta di Castelporziano, an estate on the outskirts of Rome, some 25 km from the centre of the city. It is located on the
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, the highest of the
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in an area colloquially called Monte Cavallo. It has served as the residence for thirty
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s, four
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and twelve presidents of the Italian Republic. The Quirinal Palace was selected by
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to be his residence ''par excellence'' as
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. However, he never stayed there because of the French defeat in 1814 and the subsequent
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. The palace extends for an area of 110,500 square meters and is the twelfth-largest palace in the world in terms of area, some twenty times the area of the
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.


History


Origins

The current site of the palace has been in use since ancient Roman times, as excavations in the gardens testify. On this hill, the Romans built temples for several deities, from
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to
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, after whom the hill was named. During the reign of
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, the last complex of
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was built here, as the statues of the twins
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taming the horses decorating the fountain in the square testify. The Quirinal, being the highest hill in Rome, was much sought after and became a popular location for the
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, who built luxurious villas there. An example is the remains of a villa in the Quirinal gardens, where a mosaic, part of the old floor has been found.


Foundation of the current palace

The palace, located on the ''Via del Quirinale'' and facing onto the ''Piazza del Quirinale'', was built in 1583 by
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as a papal summer residence. The Pope, who wanted to find a location which was far away from the humidity and stench coming from the river
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and likewise the unhealthy conditions of the
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, chose the Quirinal hill as it was one of the most suitable places in Rome. On the site, there was already a small villa owned by the
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family and rented to
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. The Pope commissioned the architect
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to build a palace with porticoed parallel wings and an internal courtyard by incorporating the Carafa villa, the original nucleus of the palace, later known as the Gregorian building. That project was not fully completed due to the Pope's death in 1585. However, it is still recognisable in the north part of the courtyard, especially in the double loggia facade, topped by the panoramic Torre dei Venti (tower of the winds) or Torrino. To the latter, a bell tower was added according to a project by
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and
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.


From the 17th century

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(r. 1605–1621) commissioned the completion of the work on the main building of the palace. The palace was also used as the location for
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s in
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, 1829, 1831, and
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. It served as a papal residence and housed the central offices responsible for the civil government of the
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until 1870. In September 1870, what was left of the Papal States was occupied militarily and annexed to the
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. Some five months later, in 1871, Rome became the capital of the new Italian state. The palace became the official
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of the
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, though some of these, notably
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(reigned 1900–1946) actually lived in a private residence elsewhere (
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), leaving the Quirinal to be used simply as a suite of offices and for state functions. The monarchy was abolished in 1946 and the palace became the
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and workplace for the presidents of the Italian Republic. Still, some have declined the ''Colle'' residence and kept their usual Roman residence: for example,
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preferred his old flat near the
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. The palace's
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was designed by
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. Its Great Chapel was designed by
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. It contains frescos by
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, but the most famous fresco is the ''Blessing Christ'' by
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, placed over the stairs. The palace grounds include a famous set of gardens laid out in the 17th century.


Architecture


Palace

The palace is composed of the main building, which is built around the majestic courtyard, with the most beautiful halls and rooms of the complex environments that serve as representative of the Presidency of the Republic, while the offices and apartments of the head of state are housed in the Fuga building at the end of the ''Manica lunga'', the long building on the side of Quirinal street (''via del Quirinale'' in Italian). On the ''
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'' of the ''Manica lunga'' lie the opulent imperial apartments, which were specially arranged, decorated and furnished for two visits of Kaiser
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(in 1888 and 1893) and which now houses the monarchs or foreign heads of state visiting the president of the republic. The palace, in its totality, has 1,200 rooms. The rooms of the palace housed in the main building are: *The Staircase of Honour The shape of the staircase was very useful during the papal period since the double-crossed ramp allowed to reach the two main rooms of the papal palace directly: the Throne room, today the Great hall of cuirassiers, and the Consistory room, today the Great hall of banquets, at the time because used as papal private apartments. *The Great Hall of the Cuirassiers This was the throne room of the papal palace, where ambassadors and dignitaries were received and public audiences were held. The royal guards stood here during the Savoy period. Today, the room serves for public audiences, receptions, and solemn ceremonies held by the Presidency of the Republic. *The Pauline Chapel It is the largest chapel in the building, built with the same size and shape as the Sistine Chapel so that the same ceremonial could be repeated both in the Vatican and in the Quirinal. Four popes were elected here. Today the chapel hosts concerts and religious ceremonies. *The First State Room It is one among the rooms formerly part of the papal private apartments, today hosting informal meetings of the president of the republic on occasion. *The Room of the Virtues *The Room of the Flood *The Room of the Loggias *The Doorkeepers Room *The Balcony Room *The St. John Parlour *The Yellow Room The Yellow Room was once part of a seventy-meter long gallery built by Pope Alexander VII, later ordered split by Napoleon to serve as Empress's private residence. It features magnificent yellow fabrics lined to the walls, hence the name of the room. In modern times, under the republic, the Napoleonic decorations were mostly removed, revealing the original ornaments. *The Augustus Room This room hosted the throne during the Savoy reign. Someone says that the legs of the throne present here had to be shortened when Victor Emanuel III became king. In fact, his father and mother were cousins and precisely because of inbreeding, his legs had not been able to develop fully: he had remained tall as a boy. For example, when he was forced to walk holding up his sword so that it did not rub on the ground. *The Ambassadors Room This room was used to receive dignitaries before the ceremonies, a purpose it still fulfills. *The Hercules Room This room is one of the latest Savoy's interventions opened in the 1940s by dismantling rooms of the private papal apartments. The name derives from the tapestries on the walls representing the twelve labors of Hercules. *The Cabinets Room This room was also opened by dismantling rooms of the papal private apartment. It is a passage room; the name derives from the precious cabinets displayed here. *The Mascarino Staircase This extraordinary masterpiece of the architect Ottaviano Mascarino is the original staircase of the Gregorian building. The ramp winds up to aspirate to culminate in a skylight. In the Savoy era, we risked losing this masterpiece as well as all the other rooms of the Gregorian building: some princes wanted it to be destroyed to make room for a large ballroom; the project was eventually halted due to excessive expenses. *The Loggia of Honour *The Bees Room *The Zodiac Room This room was used as a dining room by the Savoy family. *The Room of Paul V factories *The Tapestries Room The ''enfilade'' of the tapestries room, of the mirrors room and of the great hall of banquets was conceived in the Savoy era for the court galas which were held once a month, on the third Thursday of the month. Arriving from the staircase of honour, you first came across the great Hall of banquets, followed by the mirrors room and by the tapestries room. The tapestries room, in particular, was used as a conversation room. *The Chapel of the Annunciation It is the smaller chapel of the palace. In the Savoy era, it was deconsecrated and used by servants to wash dishes since it was close to the zodiac room. *The Mirrors Room This room was used by the Savoy as a ballroom. Here today are held audiences of the president of the republic with few participants and the oath of the Judges of the Constitutional Court. *The Great Hall of Banquets In the papal era, this room was used as the consistory room where the Cardinal's College met. From the Savoy period onwards, banquets and state dinners have been held here. Today, the new government is also sworn in here. *The Bronzino Room Here the president of the republic meets the ''entourage'' of visiting foreign dignitaries. The name of the room derives from the tapestries on display, made on Agnolo Bronzino's own design. *The Druso Room *The president's former audience room *The Lilla Tapestries Toom *The Napoleonic Parlour *The Piffetti Library *The Music Room *The War Room or Victory Room *The Peace Room *The Ladies Room


Gardens

The Quirinal Gardens, famous for the privileged position that makes them almost an "island" elevated above Rome, were, over the centuries, changed depending on the tastes and needs of the papal court. The current arrangement complements the garden "formal" seventeenth century facing the original core of the building with the garden "romantic" in the second half of the eighteenth century, preserving at that time the elegant Coffee House built by
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as reception room of Benedict XIV Lambertini, decorated by beautiful paintings of
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and
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. Within the Quirinal gardens lies the famous
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built between 1997 and 1999 by
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based on the characteristics of the previous nineteenth-century organ. The organ is fed by a waterfall with a jump of 18 meters and has a single keyboard of 41 notes with a first
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, without pedalboard. Overall, the Quirinal gardens extend over 4 hectares (10 acres). By means of a trap door located in the gardens, entry can be gained to the archaeological excavations that have unearthed the remains of the original temple to the god
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and some
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of the imperial age.


See also

* Villa Rosebery, retreat residence of the president in
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* Palazzo Giustiniani, official residence of the
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* Palazzo Madama, seat of the
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*
Palazzo Montecitorio The Palazzo Montecitorio () is a palace in Rome and the seat of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Italian Parliament. History The palace's name derives from the slight hill on which it is built, which was claimed to be the ''Mon ...
, seat of the
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*
Palazzo Chigi The Chigi Palace ( it, Palazzo Chigi ) is a palace and former noble residence in Rome which is the seat of the Council of Ministers and the official residence of the Prime Minister of Italy. Since 22 October 2022, the tenant of the Chigi Palace h ...
, seat of the
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and official residence of the
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*
Palazzo della Consulta The Palazzo della Consulta (built 1732–1737) is a late Baroque palace in central Rome, Italy, that since 1955 houses the Constitutional Court of the Italian Republic. It sits across the Piazza del Quirinale from the official residence of the Pr ...
, seat of the
Constitutional Court of Italy The Constitutional Court of the Italian Republic ( it, Corte costituzionale della Repubblica Italiana) is the highest court of Italy in matters of constitutional law. Sometimes, the name ''Consulta'' is used as a metonym for it, because its sessi ...


References

* *http://www.nationalgeographic.it/italia/2011/01/02/foto/quirinale_diario_fotografico-157510/1/ *


External links


Official site of Presidency of the Italian RepublicSatellite image of the palace and its garden
Note: One block northeast of the Gardens is the
Palazzo Barberini The Palazzo Barberini ( en, Barberini Palace) is a 17th-century palace in Rome, facing the Piazza Barberini in Rione Trevi. Today, it houses the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, the main national collection of older paintings in Rome. History ...
. Midway along the long southeast wing flanking the garden, across the street is the small dome of
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's
Sant'Andrea al Quirinale The Church of Saint Andrew on the Quirinal ( it, Sant'Andrea al Quirinale, la, S. Andreae in Quirinali) is a Roman Catholic titular church in Rome, Italy, built for the Jesuit seminary on the Quirinal Hill. The church of Sant'Andrea, an important ...
. At the next corner north is the inconspicuous church by Borromini,
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. Diagonal and to the west of the facade, amid a warren of small streets, is the turquoise tub-like polygon of the
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