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| Palazzo Falconieri | |
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 Borromini facade facing the Tiber | |
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| Architectural style | Renaissance |
| Location | Rome,Italy |
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| Architect(s) | Francesco Borromini |
ThePalazzo Falconieri is apalace inRome,Italy formed in the seventeenth century as a result of remodelling by theBaroque architectFrancesco Borromini. It is the home of the Hungarian Academy Rome (which is theRome office of theBalassi Institute), since its foundation in 1927. It is located between Via Giulia and Lungotevere, with entrances to both; it is near Palazzo Farnese and a few houses down and across Via Giulia from the church ofSanta Caterina della Rota [it] in the Rione ofRegola. From 1814, it was occupied by cardinalJoseph Fesch, Napoleon's uncle.
In 1638,Orazio Falconieri purchased a palace on theVia Giulia which had a small courtyard facing theRiver Tiber.[1] He bought an adjacent property in 1645 and in 1646 and appointed the architectFrancesco Borromini to remodel and refurbish the two. Some of Borromini’s work was lost in the nineteenth century development ofLungotevere, the embankment and road between the Tiber and the buildings which overlook it, but parts remain.
The surviving parts of Borromini’s work include the façade to the Via Giulia, theBelvedere overlooking the Tiber and the decorative work in several rooms.[2] On the façade, the number of bays was increased from seven to eleven and at either end, tall inverted fluted pilasters were placed terminating in falcons heads, a reference to the family name, that each look back at the façade. Overlooking the Tiber, Borromini added a Belvedere, a three bay loggia with Serliana openings, that stands above the surrounding buildings. On the interior, some of the rooms are ornamented with stucco work designed by Borromini, with the frequent use of heraldic devices and symbolic motifs.
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