Tuesday, December 20, 2016

PALACE OF THE SAVINGS BANK OF ROME

PALAZZO DELLA CASSA DI RISPARMIO DI ROMA
1867/74 Antonio Cipolla (1822/74) in homage to the style of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger
In honor of its architect the palace is also known as PALAZZO CIPOLLA
It was built on the site of the destroyed Palazzo di S. Giacomo degli Incurabili from which the CAFFÈ VENEZIANO opened onto Via del Corso
From 1725 to 1868 it was a haunt of writers and Roman aristocrats
Restored 1933 by Alfredo Energici (1894/?) and Antonio Petrignani
Restored again by Clemente Busiri Vici (1887/1965) e Pompeo Coltellacci
It is now occupied by the FONDAZIONE MUSEO DI ROMA (Museum Foundation of Rome) that organizes temporary exhibitions
ROOM OF THE COUNCIL
Ceiling with painting “Saving, Abundance and Peace” of the second half of the nineteenth century by Domenico Bruschi (1840/1910)

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