Trevi in Roma in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)
Palazzo Valentini
Roma; le trasomazioni dell'isolato e l'ulteriore ampliamento del palazzo furono affidati a L. Gabet che vi lavorò fino al 1874. Altre trasformazioni ci furono tra il 1930 e il 1936. per la costruzione di un rifugio antiaereo sotto il cortile principale e per l'adattamento ad uffici degli ambienti interni.
Didascalie
Sinistra: Pianta piano terra dell'isolato
Cento: Spaccato assonometrico dell'isolato di Palazzo Valentini e delle aree ad esso prospicienti
Destro: A - Prospetto laterale
Palazzo Valentini is a singular architecture episode on the Roman scene because its history is of an entire block in the form of a building. Since its foundation, the building has served as a real urban link between the Trevi district (to which it belongs) and the very central Campitelli district. Fitting harmoniously into the urban space, with the front forming the background for Piazza Ss. Apostoli and the back facing the Trajan Column, it stands in a key position between the town centre, the Forums and the Suburra district. Originally known as Palazzo Bonelli - from the name of the Cardinal who had it built between 1566 and 1572
- this rambling architectural complex is true to Rome's sixteenth-century building tradition, originally contemplated in the town-planning schemes of Popes Gregory XIII (1572-1585) and Sixtus V (1585-1590), particularly on the route leading to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major. It was fostered by Cardinal Michele Bonelli (1541-1598) after the area between the Trajan Forum and the Forum of Augustus had been reclaimed and sponsored by him in his capacity as Prior of the Order of the Knights of Rhodes. The building stands on a prominent archaeological site, originally almost completely occupied by the buildings of the Temple of Divo Traiano (built by Hadrian in the 2nd century A.D.), behind the Ulpia Basilica. The work carried out below street level also brought to light the remains of a thermal system from the 3rd century A.D. (probably belonging to a private house rather than to public baths) consisting of several rooms, on the structures of which the foundation walls of the building stand. The latter was symbolically linked longitudinally to Piazza Ss. Apostoli and the historic Basilica of Maxentius and transversally to the famous Arco dei Pantani and the Arch of Septimius Severus. The original layout of the building followed the trapezoid shape of the block, with the façade, visible from far off, standing between two streets according to an architectural tradition common in Renaissance, sixteenth-century and Baroque Rome (Albergo dell'Orso, the Mint Building, the Propaganda Fide building etc.). Father D. Paganelli worked on the original plan, which envisaged three building sections on three flours arranged around two courtyards divided by an arcade. The building was enlarged in the 17th century thanks to the renewed wealth of the Bonelli family, linked at that time to the family of Pope Alexander Alessandro VII Chigi (1665-1667). The new design phase was entrusted to F. Della Greca and involved turning the main side around towards the Trajan Column; however, as time went on, the back of the block started taking on more recognisable features, to such an extent that the image of the front facing the Forums was cancelled out; in any case, the latter was overshadowed by the presence of the two pseudo-twin churches (Most Holy Name of Mary and St. Mary of Loreto) on a line with the cochleate column. During the whole sixteenth century the building continued to be the residence of important people, noteworthy among them were the Ruspoli princes, who had the mobile structures of a theatre installed, and Cardinal Spinelli, who started a Library in the building. At the end of the sixteenth century the Valentini family acquired the building and owned it until 1873. They continued to enlarge it, entrusting the work to F. Navone. The Valentinis also brought in a collection of paintings and antiques, adding to the already outstanding art collection of the Bonellis. Today the main façade, which dates back to the beginning of the nineteenth century, is framed by rustic work at the corners and crowned by an elaborate cornice; a section of the building looks out onto via di S. Eufemia, reproducing the characteristics of the front facing Ss. Apostoli, flanked by a lower section and by a third intended to link the building with the high bulk of the church of the Most Holy Name of Mary. The entrance to the inner courtyards is from the other side, facing the Forums; the block is closed in on via di S. Bernardo by frontage built after 1871. New work was done on the building, both inside and outside, in 1873 when it became the property of the Provincial Administration of Rome; the renovation of the block and further enlargement of the building were entrusted to L. Gabert, who worked on it until 1874. More changes were made between 1930 and 1936 in order to build an air-raid shelter under the main courtyard and to convert the inside rooms for use as offices.
Captions
Left: Ground floor plan of the block
Center: Axonometric cross-section of the Palazzo Valentini block and the areas adjacent to it
Right: A - Side elevation
Erected by Ministero Per I Beni e le Attività Culturali Soprintendenza per i Beni Architettonici e per il Paesaggio e per il Patrimonio Storico Artistico e Demoetnoantropologico per il Lazio Provincia di Roma - Assessorato alla Cultura - Provincia di Roma-Sovraintendenza ai Beni Culturali.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1566.
Location. 41° 53.759′ N, 12° 29.036′ E. Marker is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is in Trevi. It is at the intersection of Foro Traiano and Vicolo di S. Bernardo, on the right when traveling west on Foro Traiano. The marker is located at the corner of the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Foro Traiano 3607, Roma, Lazio 00187, Italy. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, the Schengen Area, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chiesa di Santa Maria di Loreto / Church of Santa Maria of Loreto (within shouting distance of this marker); Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia / National Museum of Palazzo Venezia (within shouting distance of this marker); Auditoria di Adriano / Hadrian's Auditoria (within shouting distance of this marker); Italian government officially recognized Czech-Slovakia (within shouting distance of this marker); Michelangelo’s House (within shouting distance of this marker); Foro di Traiano / Forum of Trajan (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Auditoria di Adriano / Hadrian's Auditoria (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia / National Museum of Palazzo Venezia (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.
Also see . . . Palazzo Valentini. Wikipedia
Palazzo Valentini is a palazzo in central Rome, Italy, not far from Piazza Venezia. Since 1873 it has been the base of the provincial and prefectural administration of Rome.(Submitted on December 18, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 287 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 18, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.




