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ROME
Palaces
Chigi Palace (Piazza Colonna)
Built in 1580 for the Aldobrandini family, it passed into the hands of the Chigi family in 1659. It has five floors, a beautiful courtyard decorated with a fountain, and a broad stairway that leads to the living rooms. It housed the Austrian ambassador from 1915, then the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Since 1961 it has been the headquarters of the President of the "Consiglio." |
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