Palazzo Rusticucci-Accoramboni, Renaissance palace in Borgo, Italy
Palazzo Rusticucci-Accoramboni is a Renaissance palace in the Borgo neighborhood of Rome, standing on the north side of Via della Conciliazione, the road that connects Saint Peter's Square to the surrounding district. The building rises three floors, with a rusticated stone entrance and a facade that reflects the proportions typical of 16th-century Roman residential architecture.
Cardinal Girolamo Rusticucci commissioned architects Domenico Fontana and Carlo Maderno toward the end of the 16th century to merge several existing buildings into one residence. The result was one of the few large private homes in the Vatican area assembled from a series of older structures.
The building sits on Via della Conciliazione, the wide road that leads directly to Saint Peter's Square and has shaped the face of the Borgo neighborhood for decades. Walking along the street, visitors see the facade as part of a row of historical buildings that line the approach to the basilica.
The palace stands directly on Via della Conciliazione and is visible from the full length of the road between Saint Peter's Square and the Borgo district. Since the facade faces the street, the building can be seen comfortably during a walk through the area without any detour.
During construction, an elderly resident refused to sell her home, so the architects had no choice but to build around it and incorporate it into the new structure. This compromise is said to still be traceable in the irregular layout of part of the building.
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