Palazzo Montecitorio

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Palazzo Montecitorio is a historic Baroque palace in Rome that serves as the seat of the Italian Chamber of Deputies.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque palace
palace
seat of a lower house of parliament
architect Carlo Fontana
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
architecturalStyle Baroque architecture
category Baroque architecture in Rome
Buildings and structures of the Italian Parliament
Palaces in Rome
Seats of national legislatures
commissionedBy Pope Innocent X
constructionEnd 1690
constructionStart 1650
country Italy
governedBy Chamber of Deputies administration
hasChamber Aula of the Chamber of Deputies
hasCoordinateLatitude 41.9014 N
hasCoordinateLongitude 12.4783 E
hasFeature Baroque façade
clock tower
large central courtyard
obelisk of Montecitorio in the square
hasFunction legislative activities
parliamentary sessions
hasRoom Sala dei Passi Perduti
Sala della Lupa
Sala della Regina
heritageDesignation part of the historic centre of Rome, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
locatedIn Lazio
Rome
historic centre of Rome
locatedOn Piazza Montecitorio
namedAfter Piazza Montecitorio
near Palazzo Chigi
Via del Corso
occupant Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic
ownedBy Italian State
parliamentHouseFor Italy
renovatedBy Ernesto Basile
renovationPeriod early 20th century
servesAs seat of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy
usedAs law courts of the Papal States
papal palace
seat of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic
seat of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy
usedSince 1871 as seat of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy
1948 as seat of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic


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