Palazzo Spada, City palace in Regola district, Rome, Italy
The palace exterior presents stucco decorations with niches containing statues of Roman figures, garlands of flowers, and fruit arrangements across the facade.
Cardinal Girolamo Capodiferro commissioned the construction in 1540, with architect Bartolomeo Baronino completing the main structure by 1554 on existing family properties.
The Galleria Spada contains four rooms of paintings from the 16th and 17th centuries, arranged according to traditional display methods of that period.
The palace functions as the Italian Council of State headquarters, requiring advance written requests for visits to the Piano Nobile section.
Francesco Borromini created an optical illusion gallery that appears 37 meters long through mathematical calculations but measures only 8 meters in reality.
Location: Ponte
Inception: 1540
Architects: Francesco Borromini
Official opening: 1548
Architectural style: Baroque
Address: Piazza Capo di Ferro 13
GPS coordinates: 41.89435,12.47200
Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:45
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