1912/21 Manfredo Manfredi (1859/1627)
Semicircular
arrangement of the square 1929/31 according to the Manfredi's project
“The complex
consists of several buildings connected by courtyards and varying characteristics
in terms of volume and indicates the existence of a secret dialectic between
the severity of the general project and the desire to qualify artistically this
architecture as much as possible” (Raffaella Catini - Dizionario Biografico
degli Italiani Treccani)
Fountain in front of the palace by Publio Morbiducci (1889/1963) in imitation of the “Barcaccia”
in Piazza di Spagna by Pietro Bernini
The area
was leveled and the soil was brought to the area where later the CittÃ
Universitaria (University City) would be built
It is the
HEADQUARTERS OF THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR
HALL
Paintings
in ten panels “Activities of the Italian Genius i.e. Navigation, Poetry,
Sculpture, Wheat Harvest, Printing, Weaving, Science, Architecture, Industry,
Grapes Harvest and Victorious Italy in the center” by Rodolfo
Villani (1881/1941)
ROOM OF THE
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
Paintings
by Giulio Bargellini (1896/1936)
Paintings
in the other rooms by Umberto Vico, Umberto Amati e Tito Ridolfi (1886/1956)
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