Palazzo Giustiniani, Rome
| Palazzo Giustiniani | |
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| General information | |
| Address | Via Dogana Vecchia |
| Town or city | Rome, Lazio |
| Country | Italy |
| Coordinates | 41°53′57.14″N 12°28′31.25″E / 41.8992056°N 12.4753472°E |
| Current tenants | President of the Senate of the Republic, Life senators and Emeritus Presidents of Italy |
| Construction started | 16th century |
| Owner | Italian government |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Giovanni Fontana, Domenico Fontana, Francesco Borromini |
Palazzo Giustiniani or the Piccolo Colle (Little Hill) is a palace on the Via della Dogana Vecchia and Piazza della Rotonda, in Sant'Eustachio, Rome.
The palace contains the official residence of the President of the Senate of the Republic, the Sala Zuccari, the offices of the Life senators and former Presidents of Italy, and some administrative offices. From 1901 until 1985, it was also the seat of the Masonic order of the Grand Orient of Italy.
The palace was built near the Pantheon at the end of the 16th century for Monsignor Francesco Vento, but in 1590 it was acquired by Giuseppe Giustiniani, a member of the Genoese Giustiniani family who had served as Governor of Chios. His son, Cardinal Benedetto Giustiniani, linked it to other buildings until it encompassed an entire city block. The Cardinal's brother, Vincenzo Giustiniani, acquired an art collection of some 1600 items for the palace, including ancient statues and paintings by Giorgione, Titian, Raphael, and Caravaggio.
The original design of the building was produced by Giovanni Fontana, probably with assistance from his brother Domenico Fontana. It underwent various renovations throughout the first half of the seventeenth century, culminating in the work of Francesco Borromini, who is responsible for the doorway and the balcony above it, which are visible from the Dogana Vecchia, and an elegant internal courtyard, with an atrium containing lowered arches characteristic of Borromini's style.
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