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Quirinal Palace

Quirinal Palace
The Quirinal Palace housed popes, then kings, and now the Presidents of the Italian Republic.
Building information
NamePalazzo del Quirinale
TownRome
CountryItaly
ClientPope Gregory XIII
Started1573
ArchitectDomenico Fontana
Carlo Maderno

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The Quirinal Palace (known in Italian as the Palazzo del Quirinale or simply Quirinale) is a historical building in Rome, Italy, the current official residence of the President of the Italian Republic. It is located on the Quirinal Hill, the tallest of the seven hills of Rome. It housed thirty popes, four kings and eleven presidents of the Italian Republic.


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