Palazzo Canevari

Palazzo Canevari is a five-story Art Nouveau building featuring cast iron columns that support exhibition spaces and a gallery overlooking a consultation room. The structure integrates modern steel construction with existing stonework from the 17th century.

Engineer Raffaele Canevari designed and constructed the building between 1873 and 1881, incorporating earlier 17th-century walls into the structure. The project merged older building traditions with late 19th-century industrial techniques and materials.

The palace housed the Royal Geological Office and Agricultural-Geological Museum, displaying over 150,000 paleontological and mineral specimens until 1995.

The building stands at Largo di Santa Susanna 13 in central Rome, within easy walking distance of the historic center. Its location on a busy plaza allows visitors to view the facade from multiple angles and vantage points.

Excavations in the basement revealed sections of ancient Servian walls beneath the structure. These underground remains connect the building to Rome's earliest defensive fortifications from the archaic period.

Location: Rome

Official opening: May 3, 1885

Architectural style: Art Nouveau architecture

Floors above the ground: 5

Website: http://isprambiente.gov.it/it/museo

GPS coordinates: 41.90495,12.49390

Latest update: December 13, 2025 17:00