Palazzo Spada courtyard
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The Palazzo Spada courtyard is a renowned Roman courtyard famous for its Baroque architectural illusion by Francesco Borromini, featuring a perspective gallery that makes the space appear much deeper than it actually is.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural site
ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ |
| actualLength | approximately 8 meters ⓘ |
| apparentLength | approximately 30–40 meters ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
ⓘ
surface form:
Baroque architecture
|
| constructionStartTime | 17th century ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 41.894°N 12.472°E ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| designer | Francesco Borromini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Baroque period ⓘ |
| genre | illusionistic architecture ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalElement |
arcade
ⓘ
colonnade ⓘ statue of a warrior or Mars at the end of the gallery ⓘ vault ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coffered barrel vault
ⓘ
diminishing columns ⓘ rising floor level ⓘ statue at end of gallery ⓘ |
| hasPart | perspective gallery ⓘ |
| hasVisitorAccess | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
part of Historic Centre of Rome
ⓘ
part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| illusionEffect |
apparent increased depth
ⓘ
apparent larger statue at end of gallery ⓘ apparent longer colonnade ⓘ |
| illusionType | forced perspective ⓘ |
| inception | 17th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Renaissance perspective theory ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Lazio ⓘ Palazzo Spada NERFINISHED ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| locatedOnStreet | Piazza Capo di Ferro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
stone
ⓘ
stucco ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Baroque architectural illusion
ⓘ
forced perspective gallery ⓘ |
| operator | Galleria Spada museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Italian state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Galleria Spada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palazzo Spada complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
tourist attraction
ⓘ
visual demonstration of perspective ⓘ |
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