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Dear Everyone,

Today I would like to talk you about Palazzo Spada (スパーだ宮), one of the many unusual and interesting buildings in Rome: since it is not a major turistic attractions in Rome, I suggest You to visit Palazzo Spada once Your tour is finished, or if You have extra time and just want to take a nice stroll around the city.

However let's discover togheter why Palazzo Spada really deserve a visit!

Palazzo Spada is a beautiful building of the 6^th century located in famous for its architectural details such as the main facade decorated with statues of famous kings and Roman emperors, medallions and niches: the building that houses the gallery of famous paintings is today also headquarter of the Council of State.

The optical illusion affect also the statue placed at the end of the colonnade, which seems incredibly bigger than its' 60 cm!
The secret of this prospective masterpiece, designed and built between 1652 and 1653 , is the presence of various factors such as the fact that floor goes upward, the walls converging and the ceiling goes down, while the lateral columns get smaller towards the bottom of the gallery.
The Borromini's Gallery with its illusion of perspective is really enjoying, but it is worth continuing the visit within, heading to the halls of the Spada Paintings Gallery where you can admire the private collection of Cardinal Spada including paintings, antique sculptures and antique furniture.

The gallery is located on the first floor of Palazzo Spada and consists of four rooms in which are displayed the works of Guido Reni, Guercino and Tiziano, just to name a few.

Palazzo Spada is easily reachable by bus lines : 64, 62 , 40, 44, 46 , 8, 628 , 87, 81 , 70, 492 , 280, 271.
The opening hours and days are : Tuesday to Sunday, from 8.30 am to 19.30 , closed on Mondays.

See You next post,

The granny