The Palazzo Aragona Gonzaga Photo: Palazzo Aragona Gonzaga

The Palazzo Aragona Gonzaga, also known as the Palazzo and the Palazzo Negroni Golitsyn, a Palace of the 16th century in Rome. He was once the residence of cardinal Scipione Gonzaga. Today on its facade in the style of the late Renaissance, you can see plaques commemorating the names of famous inhabitants – St. Aloysius Gonzaga and the poet torquato tasso.

The Palazzo stands on the junction of the via della Scrofa and Piazza Nicosia near the building College the Clementino. Originally it was built in the late Renaissance style, but in the middle of the 18th century, it was decorated in the Baroque style. Interestingly, at first glance at the Palazzo it appears rectangular, but a closer inspection reveals the shape of an irregular Pentagon.

The Palazzo Aragona Gonzaga consists of 5 floors, with the lower floors made in the late Renaissance style, very popular in Rome and the villas of Lazio. Through the first floor you can reach the patio. The remarkable floor covering by rust, while the rest of the floors lined with hewn stone. On the first floor in its time housed the stables and servants quarters. The main rooms were located on the second floor – the piano Nobile. Upper floors can be reached by a wide stone staircase leading from the patio. In the courtyard remained fountain with the image of the virgin Mary. Another fountain can be seen on the corner of the building – it was intended for animals.

The early history of the Palazzo Aragona Gonzaga is not well known. Reliably established only that in 1701 the architect Carlo Francesco Vizzaccaro overbuilt upper floor. In 1746, the Palace was acquired by the Negroni family, at whose initiative was redesigned the facade of the building (that's when it got its present appearance). In the 19th century lived in the Palazzo Prince Fyodor Golitsyn, the son of Alexander Golitsyn, Russian Ambassador in Rome.

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