Prati in Roma in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)

Corte Suprema di Cassazione

Palazzo di Giustizia (1911)

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 26, 2026

1. Corte Suprema di Cassazione Marker

Inscription. The Palazzo di Gustizia in Rome (built between 1888 and 1910 according to the project by architect Guglielmo Calderini) is deemed to be one of the major town-planning measures adopted for the capital city of Rome. It was open to the public on 11 January 1911. The building is very large (17Ox155 m), entirely covered by travertine on the outer façades and featuring several motives of the 16th century and in Baroque style.

Its dimension notably reflects the idea of Minister Giuseppe Zanardelli of a "Monument of severe beauty which, following the most imitable models of the 16th century, merges magnificence and elegance in accordance with the grandeur and force characterising legislation and the law" (from the speech held on 14 March 1888 when the found was laid). Huge statues of jurisconsults are standing at the bottom of the main façade along the river Tiber. They were sculptured by Ubaldo Pizzichelli, Silvio Sbricoli, Mauro Benini, Arturo Dazzi, Luigi De Luca, Augusto Rivalalta, Ernesto Biondi and Emilio Gallori. The façade is crowned by a bronze quadriga by sculptor Ettore Ximenes (1907, erected 1925), expressly referring

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to the Vittoriano Monument in the centre of Rome. The big central gate is surmounted by a group of statues representing Justice sitting between and the Force and the Law, a sculpture by Enrico Quattrini laid between the statues of Fame by Eugenio Maccignahi. On the top of the rear facade on piazza Cavour the building features the coat arms of the Savia Royal family by sculptor Paolo Bartolini. In the main courtyard around (50x50 m) surrounded by high arches, the front structure or avancorpo is preceded by a stairway ornamented by statues of juresconsults, by sculptors Mauro Benini and Michele Tripisciano. The statue of the Law by Enrico Quarrini is positioned at the center of this structure. In the main courtroom known as Aula Magna (in Calderini's projects also referred to as Aula Massima) Cesari Maccari and his assistant Paride Pasucci are the authors of 5 wall frescos on the history of the Roman Law. Several symbols and allegories can be found in the paintings and in the decorations.

The Palazzo di Gustizia currently hosts, along with the Italian Supreme and General Prosecution Office to the Supreme Court and also the High Court

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 26, 2026

2. Corte Suprema di Cassazione Marker

Marker is near the left of image, at the bottom of the stairs

[illegible] and the Central Legal Library of the Ministry of Justice.

(Italian not transcribed)

Erected by Minestero Della Giustizia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is March 14, 1888.

Location. 41° 54.301′ N, 12° 28.209′ E. Marker is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is in Prati. It is on Piazza Cavour. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Piazza Cavour 3, Roma, Lazio 00193, 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: Monumento a Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour / Monument to Camillo Benso Count of Cavour (a few steps from this marker); Ponte Umberto I / Umberto I Bridge (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Chiesa di Santa Maria in Porta Paradisi / Church of Saint Mary in the Gate of Paradise

Palazzo di Giustizia image. Click for full size.

circa 1920

3. Palazzo di Giustizia

Note the lack of the quadriga, meaning the photo was taken before 1926.

(approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Vincenzo Monti and Costanza Monti Perticari (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Palazzo Incontro (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II / Victor Emmanuel II Bridge (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Eleonora de Fonseca Pimentel (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Chiesa di San Luigi dei Francesi / Church of St. Louis of the French (approx. 0.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.

Also see . . . Palace of Justice, Rome (Wikipedia). (Submitted on November 13, 2026.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2026, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 1, 2026, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 3. submitted on November 13, 2026. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.