Palazzo Ruspoli
The Palazzo Ruspoli is a palace in Rome , in the Campo Marzio district , on Largo Goldoni and along Via del Corso .
history
From 1556 the Florentine architect Bartolomeo Ammanati built the palace for the Rucellai family, also from Florence . The Caetani , who acquired the palace in 1629, commissioned Martino Longhi the Younger and Bartolomeo Breccioli to expand the building. In 1776 the Ruspoli family bought the palace and made it the social center of the city. He hosted numerous illustrious guests. Including Hortense de Beauharnais , stepdaughter of Napoléon Bonaparte and temporary Queen of Holland with her sons Napoléon Louis and Charles Louis, who later became Emperor Napoléon III. who spent his youth here.
description
The Palazzo Ruspoli has two faces. The facade facing Via del Corso is simple and unadorned. In contrast, the facade to the Largo Goldoni is emphasized by an elaborate portal. In the inner courtyard with Doric columns, the rest of the Ruspoli antiquities are housed, most of which were brought to the Vatican Museums . The adjoining garden is now covered by a cinema. Inside, the hundred-step staircase by Martino Longhi is particularly noteworthy.
The Fondazione Memmo art foundation is located in Palazzo Ruspoli and organizes highly acclaimed exhibitions there. Part of the palace is still inhabited by the Ruspoli family.
literature
- Anton Henze , Art Guide Rome and Latium , Philipp Reclam GmbH, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-15-010402-5
- Ludovico Pratesi: Palazzi e Cortili di Roma. Editori Anthropos, Rome 1988
Web links
- Official website of the Fondazione Memmo (Italian, English)
- Roma Segreta (Italian)
Coordinates: 41 ° 54 ′ 15 " N , 12 ° 28 ′ 43.3" E