St. GALLA

S. GALLA

Circonvallazione Ostiense 197

1940 Tullio Rossi (1903/97)

It was built to replace the old church of S. Maria in Portico later dedicated to St. Galla (about 504/550), demolished for the construction of the Palazzo dell'Anagrafe (Palace of the Registry Office)

END OF THE RIGHT NAVE

Canvas “Vision of St. Galla” by an anonymous seventeenth-century artist, formerly in the old church of St. Galla

MAIN ALTAR

“Memorial stone with reliefs” of the Flavian period (69/96 AD), formerly in the old church of St. Galla

Organ with mechanical transmission 1967/2003

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)