Palazzo Falconieri Palace in Rome, created in the 17th century Baroque architect Francesco Borromini. The building is the headquarters of the Hungarian Academy of Rome (the Rome office of the Institute of Balassi, cultural organization) since its founding in 1927. Palazzo standing between the via Giulia and waterfront Lungotevere, you can get to it from both highways. Nearby Palazzo Farnese and the Church of Santa Caterina and Magnanapoli.

In 1638, the year Orazio Falconieri bought the Palace in the via Giulia – the building had a small patio, and facing out towards the Tiber. A few years later he bought the adjoining buildings and commissioned Francesco Borromini to make them into one building. Unfortunately, some architectural decisions Borromini were lost in the 19th century during the reconstruction of the embankment of Lungotevere. The preserved part of the building, which had a hand Borromini, include the facade from the side of the via Julia, the Belvedere overlooking the Tiber and decoration of several rooms. On the facade of the increased number of openings from 7 to 11 and also added an inverted trough pilasters at the ends of which you can see sculptures of Falcon heads ("Falcone" is translated as "Falcon"). The facade, facing the Tiber, was decorated by Borromini Belvedere loggia with Venetian Windows. Inside several rooms of the Palazzo Falconieri stucco with the use of symbolic motifs and heraldic images.