PALACE OF THE REGISTRY OFFICE

PALAZZO DELL'ANAGRAFE

Via Luigi Petroselli 50

1936/37 Cesare Valle (1902/2000) and Ignazio Guidi (1904/78)

It is the area of the ancient PORTO TIBERINO (Tiberine Port) the first port of Rome

In order to build it, the Church of St. Galla was destroyed, as well as other buildings

“The project is characterized by a clear floor plan, in which the realization of the great courtyards, the highlighting of the substantial archaeological findings, the use of the curtain brick and travertine moldings and the large openings in iron glass summarize the choices that Guidi adopted for the setting of the buildings in an area unique in the world. The result is a great respect for the preexisting archaeological findings, without renouncing the use of elements of modernity that do not clash with the prestigious surroundings” (Filippo Spaini - Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani Treccani)

Inside the palace there is the large mural “Roman Carnival” 1937/39 by Orfeo Tamburi (1910/94)

CRESCENZI HOUSE

CASA DEI CRESCENZI

Via Luigi Petroselli 54

1040/65 or maybe late eleventh century

Built with old materials by Nicolò di Crescenzio to guard the ford of the Tiber

One of the rare early medieval residential buildings still extant in Rome

Abandoned in the fifteenth century and later used as a stable

"Probably the spirit that led to the establishment of the republic in 1143 had been living among the scholars and intellectuals for a long time before it materialized into political action. The revival of antiquity and the related political implications were stimulated by knowledge of the classical writers and reflected in the literary forms as well as visual ones" (Richard Krautheimer)