Palazzo Nuovo
The Palazzo Nuovo (German New Palace ) in Rome is the palace on the left as seen from the access ramp to Capitol Square . As in the Conservator's Palace opposite , there are numerous exhibits from the Capitoline Museums .
The foundation stone for this palace was laid in 1571. However, the actual construction dragged on until 1654, as no further palace was needed here on the Capitol . Ultimately, it was probably the desire to achieve the symmetry of the Capitol Square devised by Michelangelo that tipped the scales that the Palazzo Nuovo was built as a twin to its opposite, the Conservator's Palace.
In order to visually enlarge the square, Michelangelo envisioned a trapezoidal arrangement of the palaces in relation to one another. In terms of implementation, this meant that the three palaces (Palazzo Nuovo, Conservator's Palace and Senator's Palace ) are not at right angles to each other. They were also not built together, so there are passages between the buildings, which also gives the entire complex size.
Since 1734 the Palazzo Nuovo has housed the Capitoline Museums together with the Conservator's Palace - and is thus part of the world's first publicly accessible collection of antiques and art.
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Coordinates: 41 ° 53 ′ 36.9 ″ N , 12 ° 28 ′ 59.4 ″ E