COLLECTION NAME:
Archivision Base to Module 9
Record
Preferred Title:
Palazzo Senatorio
Image View:
Central portal, the right side
Creator:
Giacomo della Porta (Italian architect, ca. 1532-ca. 1604); Martino Longhi the Elder (Italian architect, ca. 1534-ca. 1591); Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian architect, 1475-1564)
Location:
site: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Location Note:
Piazza del Campidoglio
Date:
ca. 1350-1600 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style)
Work Type 1:
palazzo
Work Type 2:
legislative building
Classification:
architecture
Technique:
construction (assembling)
Relation Work:
part of Piazza del Campidoglio
Subjects:
architectural exteriors; pediment
Description:
Built during the 13th and 14th century, the Palazzo Senatorio ("Senatorial Palace") stands atop the Tabularium that had once housed the archives of ancient Rome. Peprino marble blocks from the Tabularium were re-used in the left side of the palace and a corner of the bell tower. It now houses the Roman city hall. Its double ramp of stairs were designed by Michelangelo. The fountain in front of the staircase features the river gods of the Tiber and the Nile as well as Dea Roma (Minerva). Its bell tower was designed by Martin Longhi the Elder and built between 1578 and 1582. Its current facade was designed by Giacomo della Porta and Girolamo Rainaldi. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Archivision Base Collection
Identifier:
1A1-MB-C-O3
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Palazzo Senatorio
