Quirinal Palace

Palazzo del Quirinale
Palazzo del Quirinale
Official residence of the President of the Italian Republic
	The palace seen from Piazza del Quirinale
General information
Country	Italy
Coordinates	41°54′N 12°30′E / 41.9°N 12.5°E
Completed	1583
Design and construction
Client	Pope Gregory XIII
Architect	Domenico Fontana ; Carlo Maderno

The Quirinal Palace (known in Italian as the Palazzo del Quirinale or simply Quirinale) is a historical building in Rome, Italy. It is the official residence of the President of the Italian Republic.

The palace is 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.

History

The current site of the palace has been in use since Roman times. The Quirinal is the highest hill in Rome.

The palace, on the Via del Quirinale and facing onto the Piazza del Quirinale, was built beginning in 1573 by Pope Gregory XIII

Pope Paul V commissioned the completion of the work on the main building of the palace.

The palace was a papal residence until 1870.^[1]

In 1871, the palace became the official royal residence of the Kings of Italy.^[2]

In 1946, the palace became the official residence and workplace for the Presidents of the Italian Republic.^[1]

Quirinal Palace Media

The palace and garden by Giovanni Battista Falda in 1683
Cuirassiers, honor guard of the president of Italy, outside the palace
Court of the Quirinal Palace in Rome.
The Great Hall of the Cuirassiers
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The Great Hall of Banquets
Scala elicoidale di Ottaviano Mascherino nel Palazzo del Quirinale
The Italian flag flying on the top of the Quirinal Palace. From left to right, the presidential standard of Italy, the flag of Italy and the flag of the European Union.
Giardini del Palazzo del Quirinale
I Giardini del Quirinale - La Coffee House