Altemps Palace

Europe,
Italy,
Rome,
Rione V - Ponte

The Palazzo Altemps, located in Piazza Sant’Apollinare in Rome, is an extraordinary example of Renaissance architecture. Its construction dates back to the late 15th century, when Girolamo Riario, nephew of Pope Sixtus IV, commissioned the project to the architect Melozzo da Forlì. Girolamo, an influential and ambitious figure, wanted a...