Quirinal Palace

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The Quirinal Palace is a historic former papal and royal residence in Rome that now serves as the official residence of the President of the Italian Republic.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf official residence
palace
architect Carlo Maderno
Domenico Fontana
Ferdinando Fuga
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
architecturalStyle Baroque architecture
Renaissance architecture
category Official residences in Italy
Palaces in Rome
Presidential residences
commissionedBy Pope Gregory XIII
Pope Sixtus V
constructionStartDate 1583
coordinateLocation 41.899°N 12.483°E
country Italy
floorCount 3
formerUse papal residence
royal residence of the Kings of Italy
summer residence of the popes
hasPart Quirinal Gardens
Quirinal Stables
hasVisitor tourists
heritageDesignation cultural heritage of Italy
inception 16th century
locatedIn Rome
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Lazio
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
locatedNear Fontana dei Dioscuri
Obelisk of the Quirinal
Piazza del Quirinale
locatedOn Quirinal Hill
namedAfter Quirinal Hill
nearbyCity Vatican City
occupant President of the Italian Republic
officialWebsite https://palazzo.quirinale.it
openToPublic yes
ownedBy Italian Republic
partOf historic centre of Rome
significantBuildingPart Cortile d'Onore
Quirinal Gardens
Sala dei Corazzieri
Scalone d'Onore
significantEvent became official residence of the President of the Italian Republic in 1946
became royal residence of the House of Savoy in 1870
use official residence of the President of Italy
seat of the Presidency of the Italian Republic
venue for state ceremonies


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