The
original building dates back to the fifteenth century
It belonged
to Cardinal Michiel, nephew of Pope Paul II Barbo (1464/71). The cardinal is
buried in the nearby church of S.
Marcello and was poisoned in 1503 by Cesare Borgia, son of Pope
Alexander VI Borgia (1492/1503)
In 1532 the
building was sold to the Salviati family and at the beginning of 1600 to the
Cesi family. It is therefore also known as MICHIEL SALVIATI CESI MELLINI
PALACE
Restructured
in 1700 by Tommaso De Marchis (1693/1759) who
was also the architect of the renovation and the façade of the church of S.
Alessio
Restored
1913/19 by Cesare Bazzani (1873/1939) who also
made the façade on the Piazza di S. Marcello al Corso
It is
owned by the BANCA DI ROMA and there is a project to convert it into a luxury
hotel
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