Quirinale Wheelchair Accessible Tours
The Quirinale wheelchair accessible tours, is one of the seven primitive hills of Rome.
It was a hilly massif with four main mountains.
The Southernmost Collis Latiaris, near the Roman Forum, the Mucialis or Sanqualis, then the Salutaris, from the name of the Temple of Salus, West of the Quirinale Palace, then the Quirinalis, north-east of the latter.
The Quirinal Palace stands on the homonymous hill in Rome it is the official residence of the President of the Italian Republic.
The Quirinal Palace is one of the main places where the life of the Italian Republic takes place.
The visit of the Quirinal Palace leads to the discovery of a heritage of art, history and culture of inestimable value, an expression of the industriousness, creativity and genius of the Italians.
At the same time it allows to know the seat in which the President of the Republic carries out his functions, meets the high institutional offices, the representatives of other States and international organizations, the exponents of civil society, the citizens.
From Piazza del Quirinale, once called Piazza di Monte Cavallo, which is located in front of the Quirinal Palace, you have a beautiful view over the rooftops of Rome.
In the center of the square an obelisk with the statues of Castor and Pollux stands.
On the square there is also the Palazzo della Consulta, a work of Ferdinando Fuga, which now houses the Constitutional Court.
Since the advent of the Republic, the architectural and decorative structure of 1946 has been preserved.
Carrying out only maintenance and restoration work.
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Touring Quirinale
The Palace of Quirinale wheelchair accessible tours is a huge complex, which has grown over the centuries.
It was born as a villa of Cardinal Carafa, in the early XVI century.
In 1583, the building was purchased by Pope Sixtus V.
Since then, the works will be almost uninterrupted.
From a rustic villa, the Quirinale Palace will expand more and more, becoming the home of the Pope.
Wings, stairways, turrets, loggias, gates are added.
The gardens become a real park.
In 1809, Napoleon invaded Rome and deposed the pontiff.
The palace underwent other alterations, especially in the interior furnishings, since it is the Roman residence of the emperor, who, however, never set foot there.
With the fall of Bonaparte, the Quirinale Palace returned to the Pope‘s hands but only for a few decades, until the arrival of the Savoy in 1870.
Currently, about twenty rooms and halls can be visited, corresponding to most of the noble floor of the building.
In each room, you can admire a happy combination of decorative elements and furnishings corresponding to the various owners of the building.
The Pontiff, the French and the Savoy.
They are representative rooms, used for hearings and receptions, even now.
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